California and the U.S.
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.
Could Sea Level Rise Threaten The Water Coming Out Of Some California Taps?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California Department of Water ResourcesMost Californians turn on their taps without thinking about where the water comes from or if that flow might trickle out someday. They may not realize how local, state, and even federal water managers work together to ensure a steady water supply now and in the future. Flooding from earthquake-caused levee breeches or climate change-caused […]
Trump Administration Threatens Jail Time For California Officials Over River Project
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler and Ryan SabalowThe Trump administration and California officials have sued each other, swapped insults on Twitter and clashed on everything from climate change to immigration. But threatening someone with jail time? That might be a new one. The threats came in a dispute over reintroducing winter-run Chinook salmon into the McCloud River, a pristine river above Shasta Dam, as part of […]
State To Increase Flows On Santa Ynez River To Protect Steelhead
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /VC StarState officials have ordered increased water flows on the Santa Ynez River in Santa Barbara County to protect steelhead trout, which are endangered in Southern California. The State Water Resources Control Board says Tuesday that its action follows two decades of legal efforts to address long-term declines in native fish populations in the Santa Ynez. […]
California’s New, $100 Million, Low-Income Solar Program
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /pv magazine by Tim SylviaDAC-SASH has been approved, and now GRID Alternatives will have $120 million to work with over the next decade to bring solar power and job training to disadvantaged communities across the state. A new program expanding solar access to low-income families in California has been unanimously passed by state regulators. Disadvantaged Communities – Single-family Solar […]
Governor To Act On Key Legislation For Farms, Ranches
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AgAlert (Sacramento, Calif.)by Kevin HectemanA hectic week for the state Legislature ended with welcome news for California farmers and ranchers—Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he intends to veto Senate Bill 1, which sought to preserve existing California environmental and labor standards from federal changes initiated by the Trump administration. Water-related provisions of the bill proved problematic for farmers, ranchers and […]
OPINION: California Has A Chance To Make Water History
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CALmatters (Sacramento)by Jeffrey KightlingerCalifornia’s contemporary effort to modernize the water system in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta officially began in 2006. George W. Bush was president Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor. Their administrations signed a planning agreement. And the search for a solution was on. Thirteen years, two governors and two presidents later, we are all still at it. We […]