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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.
Forever Chemicals’ Now Found In State Schools
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Boston Globe by David AbelThe water fountains have either been turned off, wrapped in plastic, or fitted with a device to prevent students from using them. Much of the food preparation has moved off campus, and a water jug sits in the kitchen sink, replacing the faucet. The bathrooms are covered with signs that warn students in bold, red […]
OPINION: In Going After Trump, California Is Going Too Far With Environmental Legislation
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CALmatters (Sacramento)by Adam GraySenate Bill 1 by Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins would require that California ignore new scientific findings on natural resources and water issued after January 19, 2017, the day before the Trump took office. That’s not an exaggeration. The date is actually listed in the bill 21 different times. We cannot advance the fight for […]
Water Interests Are fighting California’s Bid To Block Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Phil WillonCalifornia is close to adopting strict Obama-era federal environmental and worker safety rules that the Trump administration is dismantling. But as the legislative session draws to a close, the proposal faces fierce opposition from the state’s largest water agencies. To shield California from Trump administration policies, lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow state agencies […]
There’s a Silver Lining to California’s Wildfires: More Snowpack and Water Storage, Study Finds
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Sacramento Beeby Michael Finch IIWildfires in California leave behind acres of scorched land that make snowpack formation easier and more water runoff downstream from the Sierra Nevada to basins in the Central Valley, increasing the amount of water stored underground. That’s the finding from researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who discovered that blazes in some parts of the […]
Ukiah’s Wastewater No Longer Being Wasted
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Ukiah Daily Journalby Justine FrederiksenThe city of Ukiah made its first delivery of recycled water through its extensive Purple Pipe system this week, putting about 2 million gallons of water reclaimed from local sinks, showers and toilets into an irrigation pond just south of the Ukiah Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Renewable Energy’s Booming, But Still Falling Far Short of Climate Goals
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Inside Climate Newsby Kristoffer TigueRenewable energy capacity quadrupled worldwide over the past 10 years, with an estimated $2.6 trillion invested in its growth, a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme shows. But the speed of that growth still falls far short of what researchers say is needed to keep global warming in check.