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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.
How California Wildfires Can Impact Water Availability
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Phys.Orgby Julie ChaoIn recent years, wildfires in the western United States have occurred with increasing frequency and scale. Climate change scenarios in California predict prolonged periods of drought with potential for conditions even more amenable to wildfires. The Sierra Nevada Mountains provide up to 70% of the state’s water resources, yet there is little known on how […]
Crystalline Nets Harvest Water From Desert Air, Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuel
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Science Magazineby Robert F. ServiceWhen Omar Yaghi was growing up in Jordan, outside of Amman, his neighborhood received water for only about 5 hours once every 2 weeks. If Yaghi wasn’t up at dawn to turn on the spigots to store water, his family, their cow, and their garden had to go without. At a meeting last week here, […]
Senate Bill 1 Continues To Move Through The California Legislature
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AgNet Westby Brian GermanLast week California Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) continued with its forward momentum, advancing from the California Assembly Appropriations Committee by a vote of 13 to five. The legislation that some environmental groups are referring to as ‘Trump insurance’ is now headed to the California Assembly floor. The California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense […]
Proposed EPA Rules Could Limit State And Tribal Power To Block Infrastructure Projects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KLCC (Eugene, Ore.)by Jes BurnsThe Trump administration is proposing new rules that would limit state and tribal power to block projects that they deem harmful to water quality. The rules specifically would restrict these non-federal governments’ authority to review the water quality impacts of projects that require a federal permit or license. These projects range from pipelines to hydropower facilities to […]
Hydropower Giant Bonneville Power Is Going Broke
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Jeremy P. JacobsNearly a century ago, America embarked on a great social experiment in the Pacific Northwest, charging up the Columbia River and erecting dams. It worked. Construction jobs pulled the country out of the Great Depression. Cheap electricity spurred the growth of cities like Seattle, Portland and Boise. And hydropower fueled the military effort to defeat […]
Sacramento Had Its 3rd-Hottest Meteorological Summer In 140 Years. Will It Finally Cool Off?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Michael McGoughThe calendar has flipped to September, but Sacramento is still experiencing August heat. Following a Labor Day high of 98 degrees, the latest National Weather Service forecasts show a slight cool-down on the way. Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to hit 96 and 95 degrees, respectively, before temperatures cool to the low 90s or high […]