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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Long and Winding Road of Salmon Trucking in California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California WaterBlog by Ann WillsTrucking juvenile hatchery salmon downstream is often used in the California Central Valley to reduce mortality during their perilous swim to the ocean. But is it all good? Researchers at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC San Francisco and NOAA Fisheries published an article in Fisheries this month exploring the history and implications of salmon trucking […]
California’s Chronic Water Overuse Leads To Sinking Towns, Arsenic Pollution
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBC Newsby Kim BrunhuberWhen you walk through Jeannie Williams’s sunny orchard, you don’t notice anything wrong. But the problem’s there, underfoot. The land around her — about 250 square kilometres — is sinking. “It’s frightening,” Williams says. “Is the land going to come back up? I don’t know.” She points out the well from which she obtains all […]
Gravel Project Aims To Replenish Critical Nursing Areas Of The American River For Fish
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Alexandra Yoon-Hendricksthousands of tons of gravel is being laid in the American River this month, re-establishing a crucial spawning area for hundreds of native salmon and steelhead trout. On Friday, crews used rocks and stones dredged up from the river more than a century ago during Gold Rush to create opportunities to find shelter and food […]
The ‘Blob’ Is Surging Back In The Pacific, Leading To Fears Of Mass Die-Offs Of Marine Life And Unusual Weather Patterns
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Washington Post by Andrew Freedman and Lauren TierneyAcross vast stretches of the Pacific Ocean extending from Hawaii north to the shores of Alaska, and southeast to near California, a new marine heat wave is underway. This event is widely referred to as “The Blob Part Two,” or just another “Blob,” after the first event, which took place 2014 through 2016, earned that […]
OPINION: Gov. Gavin Newsom Should Sign Senate Bill 1 Into Law. Without Its Environmental Protections, Californians Will Suffer
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CALmatters (Sacramento)by Jerry ButkiewiczAt least 85 different federal laws and regulations affecting California have been weakened or undermined by the Trump administration since January 2017. Vital clean air, water, and endangered species standards have been weakened or eliminated, while federal agencies that are supposed to protect worker health and safety are now being run by people with strong […]
Repeal Of Federal Water Rule Brings Comfort To Agricultural Communities
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Journal by Ayelet Sheffey HeraldLawmakers, ranchers and agriculturalists are lauding last week’s decision by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to repeal the 2015 Waters of the United States rule. The WOTUS rule defines all bodies of water that fall under U.S. federal jurisdiction, and it was established in response to concern from legislators and […]