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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Opinion: A Fresh Look At The Future Of Hydropower Requires That We See Clearly Its Past and Present
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Hill (Washington D.C.)by WM. Robert IrvinAs society grapples with climate change and the challenge of decarbonizing the national energy grid, proponents increasingly hold up hydropower as an indispensable part of the solution, touting it as “clean, green energy.” They decry what they see as the unfair federal and state tax and regulatory advantages of wind and solar. In a recent […]
Drought Here To Stay But Action Can Ease The Pain
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia)Drought is defined by the Bureau of Meteorology as “acute water shortage” (“How bad’s the drought and what’s causing it?”, November 4). It is certainly not going away, and in all likelihood will become more prevalent. Politicians from all sides are realising that a modified Bradfield scheme (diverting monsoonal waters west of the dividing range […]
Flood Risk Heightened for California Dam
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP NewsA California dam could fail during an extreme storm and send water flooding into Mojave Desert communities that are home to about 300,000 people, authorities said Friday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it has changed its risk characterization of the Mojave River Dam from low to high urgency of action. The Corps […]
The World Is Getting Wetter, Yet Water May Become Less Available for North America and Eurasia
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /PHYS.orgby Dartmouth CollegeWith climate change, plants of the future will consume more water than in the present day, leading to less water available for people living in North America and Eurasia, according to a Dartmouth-led study in Nature Geoscience. The research suggests a drier future despite anticipated precipitation increases for places like the United States and Europe, […]
Is Renewable Energy’s Future Dammed?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /High Country News (Paonia, Colo.)by Nick BowlinJust outside Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, a year-round, mineral-rich spring turns the Little Colorado River a vivid turquoise. This final stretch, about 10 miles from the river’s confluence with its larger relative, is one of the West’s spectacular waterways, with bright water flowing below steep red-rock cliffs. But the view will change dramatically […]
Supervisors Taking Another Shot At Paradise-Chico Water Pipe
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Enterprise-Record (Chico, Calif.)by Steve SchoonoverA study on a pipe to carry water from Paradise to Chico will be back before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The $144,000 study to see if the project was feasible was first approved on a 4-1 vote by the supervisors on Sept. 10. Half the cost would be paid out of a $1.1 […]