The U.S. Interior Department will install solar panels above irrigation canals in California, Oregon and Utah, aided by $19 million from a congressional spending bill. Planned projects include a $15 million pilot with the University of California, Merced to deploy up to three floating solar technologies in the Delta-Mendota Canal to assess the viability, costs […]
Earlier this month, Brittany Thomas received a call that her 11-year-old daughter Janiyah had experienced a seizure at school. “She’d been seizure-free for about two years now,” said Thomas, a resident of Flint, Michigan. “And they just came back.”
Long before my role as president of the American Public Health Association, I was a normal woman from Flint, Mich. Flint is home. It is where I committed myself to public health over the last 40 years, started a family, developed rich friendships and found my voice. It is where I learned to speak the […]
With runoff from this year’s snow and rain boosting the levels of California’s reservoirs, state water managers on Tuesday announced plans to increase deliveries of supplies from the State Water Project to 40% of full allotments, up from 30% last month.
The California Department of Water Resources announced an increased water supply allocation for 2024. The forecasted allocation has increased to 40%, up from 30% last month. The increase would provide an additional 420,000 acre-feet of water, according to the department. That’s enough water to serve around 1.5 million households for a year.
Feds to Install Solar Panels Over Western Canals
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Farm Progressby Tim HeardenThe U.S. Interior Department will install solar panels above irrigation canals in California, Oregon and Utah, aided by $19 million from a congressional spending bill. Planned projects include a $15 million pilot with the University of California, Merced to deploy up to three floating solar technologies in the Delta-Mendota Canal to assess the viability, costs […]
Flint Residents Grapple With Water Crisis a Decade Later: ‘If We Had the Energy Left, We’d Cry’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Guardianby Hilary BeaumontEarlier this month, Brittany Thomas received a call that her 11-year-old daughter Janiyah had experienced a seizure at school. “She’d been seizure-free for about two years now,” said Thomas, a resident of Flint, Michigan. “And they just came back.”
Opinion: 10 Years Later, Flint’s and America’s Water Remains Unnecessarily Hazardous
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Hillby Ella Greene-MotonLong before my role as president of the American Public Health Association, I was a normal woman from Flint, Mich. Flint is home. It is where I committed myself to public health over the last 40 years, started a family, developed rich friendships and found my voice. It is where I learned to speak the […]
California Increases Water Allocation After Wet Winter, but Fish Protections Limit Pumping
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesWith runoff from this year’s snow and rain boosting the levels of California’s reservoirs, state water managers on Tuesday announced plans to increase deliveries of supplies from the State Water Project to 40% of full allotments, up from 30% last month.
California Farmers and Residents to Receive an Increase in Water Supply From DWR
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /FOX40by Veronica CatlinThe California Department of Water Resources announced an increase in the State Water Project water supply allocation forecast for 2024.
Healthy California Snowpack Increases Water Resources Across State
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KCRAby Lindsay WeberThe California Department of Water Resources announced an increased water supply allocation for 2024. The forecasted allocation has increased to 40%, up from 30% last month. The increase would provide an additional 420,000 acre-feet of water, according to the department. That’s enough water to serve around 1.5 million households for a year.