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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.
These Trees Survived California’s Drought And That’s Giving Scientists Hope For Climate Change
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KQEDby Lauren SommerWhen California’s historic five-year drought finally relented a few years ago, the tally of dead trees in the Sierra Nevada was higher than almost anyone expected: 129 million. Most are still standing, the dry patches dotting the mountainsides. But some trees did survive the test of heat and drought. Now, scientists are racing to collect […]
California’s Power Supply Is Getting Greener. It’s Still Got Far To Go.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Mallory MoenchOver the past decade, California has become a globally acclaimed leader on renewable energy. Fueled by aggressive public policies, plummeting solar prices and evolving technology, the state has cut greenhouse gas emissions from its electric power supply in half since their 2008 peak, according to the California Air Resources Board. “It’s really astounding how carbon […]
Wifi Wires Will Run Through Water Pipes In Northern Washington Town
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KUOW by John RyanA normally busy sidewalk on Seattle’s University Way Northeast has been cordoned off for an all-too-common reason: the concrete is being torn up to put in new fiber optic cable. An hour north, the seaside town of Anacortes has found a way to avoid all that disruption: fiber optics cables in existing water pipes. Sitting […]
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 […]