In hundreds of cities across the USA, scientists hope monitoring systems will provide an early warning if coronavirus infections reemerge as communities in some states cautiously reopen. These monitors don’t rely on testing patients or tracing contacts. All that’s required? Human waste. Over the past few months, private companies and university researchers have partnered with communities […]
Farmers south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta received some welcome news on Tuesday. After a set of spring storms in April, water allocations from the Central Valley Project are increasing almost across the board at a rate of 5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced. Water users on the westside of the San Joaquin […]
The University of California announced Tuesday that it has fully divested from all fossil fuels, the nation’s largest educational institution to do so as campaigns to fight climate change through investment strategies proliferate at campuses across the country. The UC milestone capped a five-year effort to move the public research university system’s $126-billion portfolio into […]
The nation’s environmental watchdog may investigate federal enforcement of water policy in California after Democratic lawmakers accused the Trump administration of “irregular” interference targeting San Francisco, according to a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The Trump administration’s long-anticipated water jurisdiction rule has already drawn a half-dozen legal challenges since its April release, with more on the way. The Navigable Waters Protection Rule narrows which types of wetlands and waterways trigger federal Clean Water Act oversight, replacing interpretations by Obama-era officials and earlier administrations.
California and 16 other states can sue the Trump administration for rolling back enforcement of the Endangered Species Act by allowing consideration of economic impacts, disregarding climate change and allegedly weakening protections for many imperiled creatures, a federal judge ruled Monday. In denying administration officials’ request to dismiss the suit, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar […]
As Some States Reopen, Studying Sewage Could Help Stop the Coronavirus Pandemic
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /USA Today Networkby Dinah Voyles PulverIn hundreds of cities across the USA, scientists hope monitoring systems will provide an early warning if coronavirus infections reemerge as communities in some states cautiously reopen. These monitors don’t rely on testing patients or tracing contacts. All that’s required? Human waste. Over the past few months, private companies and university researchers have partnered with communities […]
Even in Dry Year, Valley Farmers See a Bump in Water Allocation
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The San Joaquin Valley Sunby Alex TavlianFarmers south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta received some welcome news on Tuesday. After a set of spring storms in April, water allocations from the Central Valley Project are increasing almost across the board at a rate of 5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced. Water users on the westside of the San Joaquin […]
UC Becomes Nation’s Largest University to Divest Fully from Fossil Fuels
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by Teresa WatanabeThe University of California announced Tuesday that it has fully divested from all fossil fuels, the nation’s largest educational institution to do so as campaigns to fight climate change through investment strategies proliferate at campuses across the country. The UC milestone capped a five-year effort to move the public research university system’s $126-billion portfolio into […]
Trump EPA’s Targeting of San Francisco Pollution May Bring Investigation
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Tal KopanThe nation’s environmental watchdog may investigate federal enforcement of water policy in California after Democratic lawmakers accused the Trump administration of “irregular” interference targeting San Francisco, according to a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Trump’s Water Jurisdiction Rule: What’s All the Fighting About?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg Lawby Ellen M. Gilmer and Amena H. SaiyidThe Trump administration’s long-anticipated water jurisdiction rule has already drawn a half-dozen legal challenges since its April release, with more on the way. The Navigable Waters Protection Rule narrows which types of wetlands and waterways trigger federal Clean Water Act oversight, replacing interpretations by Obama-era officials and earlier administrations.
Judge OKs Suit by California, Other States over Lessened Protections for Endangered Species
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Bob EgelkoCalifornia and 16 other states can sue the Trump administration for rolling back enforcement of the Endangered Species Act by allowing consideration of economic impacts, disregarding climate change and allegedly weakening protections for many imperiled creatures, a federal judge ruled Monday. In denying administration officials’ request to dismiss the suit, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar […]