A federal court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to pump more water to the agricultural Central Valley, which critics said would threaten endangered species and salmon runs.
It is no exaggeration to say that a mega-drought not seen in 500 years has descended on the seven Colorado River Basin states: Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and California. That’s what the science shows, and that’s what the region faces.
Colorado and other Western states will be hard-pressed to shield their rivers and streams under a new federal Clean Water Act rule finalized last month, largely because hundreds of shallow Western rivers are no longer protected, and writing new state laws and finding the cash to fill the regulatory gap will likely take years, officials […]
Cattlemen in the West are gearing up for a legal battle over the Trump administration’s revamped water jurisdiction rule, even as a national trade association of farmers that touts itself as the “unified voice of agriculture” supports the change.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to address lead in water isn’t as aggressive as it could be, the agency’s independent science advisers, as well as outside groups, said Monday.
The great achievement of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is that few people ever give it much thought. You turn on the faucet and the water comes out. The stuff is reliably clean and safe, and always available.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s California Water Plan
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AP NewsA federal court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to pump more water to the agricultural Central Valley, which critics said would threaten endangered species and salmon runs.
Opinion: Here’s How Less than 10% of Farmland Could Solve the Colorado River’s Water Deficit
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Arizona Centralby Bruce BabbittIt is no exaggeration to say that a mega-drought not seen in 500 years has descended on the seven Colorado River Basin states: Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and California. That’s what the science shows, and that’s what the region faces.
New Federal Clean Water Rule Puts Expensive Onus on Colorado
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)by Jerd SmithColorado and other Western states will be hard-pressed to shield their rivers and streams under a new federal Clean Water Act rule finalized last month, largely because hundreds of shallow Western rivers are no longer protected, and writing new state laws and finding the cash to fill the regulatory gap will likely take years, officials […]
Farmers, Ranchers Dispute Legal Limits of Revamped Water Rule
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Bloomberg Lawby Amena H. SaiyidCattlemen in the West are gearing up for a legal battle over the Trump administration’s revamped water jurisdiction rule, even as a national trade association of farmers that touts itself as the “unified voice of agriculture” supports the change.
EPA’s Independent Science Board, Critics Push for Stronger Lead Rule
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Hillby Rebecca BeitschThe Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to address lead in water isn’t as aggressive as it could be, the agency’s independent science advisers, as well as outside groups, said Monday.
Opinion: Southern California Doesn’t Have Decades to Figure Out Water Recycling. We Need it Now
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Los Angeles TimesThe great achievement of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is that few people ever give it much thought. You turn on the faucet and the water comes out. The stuff is reliably clean and safe, and always available.