California regulators are seizing on a chance to study the public health effects of air pollution, as stay-at-home orders and drops in freight traffic related to the coronavirus pandemic have presented a unique research opportunity.
It’s the early 1990s, and Park Williams stands in the middle of Folsom Lake, at the base of the Sierra Nevada foothills in Northern California. He’s not walking on water; severe drought has exposed the lakebed. “I remember being very impressed by the incredible variability of water in the West and how it’s very rare […]
Dan Walters’ column does a good job describing a potential water battle that all Californians should want to avoid. The historic cooperation between the state and federal governments that has managed California’s water supply is threatened by this looming battle. We can’t let that happen.
The view from high up in Del Mar’s 17th Street lifeguard station is a visit-California poster: a sweeping curve of sand, dramatic coastal bluffs, a welcoming sea. What scientists see, though, is somewhat more sobering: the Pacific Ocean as seething menace, a marine battering ram born of climate change that will inexorably claim more and […]
Ranchers Sue Trump Administration, Arguing Water Rollback is Federal Overreach
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Hillby Rebecca BeitschA group of ranchers sued the Trump administration Monday over a rollback to an Obama-era water rule they argue is still too strict.
Virus Prompts California to Study Air Pollution, Public Health
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Bloomberg Lawby Emily C. DooleyCalifornia regulators are seizing on a chance to study the public health effects of air pollution, as stay-at-home orders and drops in freight traffic related to the coronavirus pandemic have presented a unique research opportunity.
‘Borrowing From the Future’: What an Emerging Megadrought Means for the Southwest
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Cronkite News (Arizona PBS, Phoenix)by Madison StatenIt’s the early 1990s, and Park Williams stands in the middle of Folsom Lake, at the base of the Sierra Nevada foothills in Northern California. He’s not walking on water; severe drought has exposed the lakebed. “I remember being very impressed by the incredible variability of water in the West and how it’s very rare […]
Hollister Water Reclamation Plant Named Best in California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Water WorlsCalifornia Water Environment Association names Hollister Water Reclamation Facility Best Small Wastewater Plant for 2019.
Opinion: California and Federal Government Need to Resolve Differences on Water Supply Issues
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CalMattersby Mike WadeDan Walters’ column does a good job describing a potential water battle that all Californians should want to avoid. The historic cooperation between the state and federal governments that has managed California’s water supply is threatened by this looming battle. We can’t let that happen.
Back Off the Beach and the Rising Sea? No Way, California Cities Say
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Julie CartThe view from high up in Del Mar’s 17th Street lifeguard station is a visit-California poster: a sweeping curve of sand, dramatic coastal bluffs, a welcoming sea. What scientists see, though, is somewhat more sobering: the Pacific Ocean as seething menace, a marine battering ram born of climate change that will inexorably claim more and […]