House Democrats plan to release a massive green infrastructure package this week, an aide confirmed to E&E News, ending months of anticipation among transportation and infrastructure advocates. The long-awaited package, which would include reauthorization of expiring surface transportation provisions, is expected to resemble a framework unveiled in January (Greenwire, Jan. 29). “Text of the surface […]
My name is JB Hamby and I am a general election candidate for the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors and fourth-generation resident of the Imperial Valley. I read Mr. Hudson’s op-ed, “Clean Drinking Water, Considered, Part Five” and share much of his skepticism regarding the conversation happening along the Colorado River, its tributaries, and the special […]
For five years, Zay Lopez tended vegetables, hayfields and cornfields, chickens, and a small flock of sheep here on the western edge of Colorado’s Grand Valley – farming made possible by water from the Colorado River. Lopez has a passion for agriculture, and for a while, he carved out a niche with his business, The […]
New research showing how global warming intensifies extreme rainfall at the regional level could help communities better prepare for storms that in the decades ahead threaten to swamp cities and farms. The likelihood of intense storms is rising rapidly in North America, and the study, published Monday in theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, projects […]
The early afternoon sun was pounding the parched soil, and Gus Whyte was pulling on his dust-caked cowboy boots to take me for a drive. We’d just finished lunch—cured ham, a loaf of bread I’d bought on the trip up, chutney pickled by Whyte’s wife, Kelly—at his house in Anabranch South, which isn’t a town […]
House Democrats to Unveil Green Infrastructure Bill This Week
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Maxine Joselow and Geof KossHouse Democrats plan to release a massive green infrastructure package this week, an aide confirmed to E&E News, ending months of anticipation among transportation and infrastructure advocates. The long-awaited package, which would include reauthorization of expiring surface transportation provisions, is expected to resemble a framework unveiled in January (Greenwire, Jan. 29). “Text of the surface […]
Opinion: Concerning the Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Pagosa Daily Post (Pagosa Springs, Colorado)by J.B. HambyMy name is JB Hamby and I am a general election candidate for the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors and fourth-generation resident of the Imperial Valley. I read Mr. Hudson’s op-ed, “Clean Drinking Water, Considered, Part Five” and share much of his skepticism regarding the conversation happening along the Colorado River, its tributaries, and the special […]
Western Colorado Water Purchases are Stirring up Worries About the Future of Farming
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KUNC (Greeley, Colorado) and Aspen Journalby Heather Sackett and Luke RunyonFor five years, Zay Lopez tended vegetables, hayfields and cornfields, chickens, and a small flock of sheep here on the western edge of Colorado’s Grand Valley – farming made possible by water from the Colorado River. Lopez has a passion for agriculture, and for a while, he carved out a niche with his business, The […]
New Study Shows Global Warming Intensifying Extreme Rainstorms Over North America
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /InsideClimate Newsby Bob BerwynNew research showing how global warming intensifies extreme rainfall at the regional level could help communities better prepare for storms that in the decades ahead threaten to swamp cities and farms. The likelihood of intense storms is rising rapidly in North America, and the study, published Monday in theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, projects […]
Australia’s Water Is Vanishing
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg Greenby Matthew CampbellThe early afternoon sun was pounding the parched soil, and Gus Whyte was pulling on his dust-caked cowboy boots to take me for a drive. We’d just finished lunch—cured ham, a loaf of bread I’d bought on the trip up, chutney pickled by Whyte’s wife, Kelly—at his house in Anabranch South, which isn’t a town […]
Improving Atmospheric Forecasts with Machine Learning
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /EOSby Kate WheelingAn efficient, low-resolution machine learning model can usefully predict the global atmospheric state as much as three days out.