State lawmakers across the country are calling for huge investments to mitigate the effects of wildfires, flooding, hurricanes, droughts and other natural disasters made more devastating and frequent by climate change. Following the hottest decade on record, which saw record-breaking wildfires in the West, extreme weather events like Superstorm Sandy, a years-long drought in California, […]
Fabric curtains stretch across the huge Warragamba Dam to trap ash and sediment expected to wash off wildfire-scorched slopes and into the reservoir that holds 80% of untreated drinking water for the Greater Sydney area. In Australia’s national capital of Canberra, where a state of emergency was declared on Friday because of an out-of-control forest […]
Coastal Commission staff has recommended California American Water withdraw and resubmit a coastal development permit application involving the company’s proposed Monterey Peninsula desalination project, which would likely postpone a hearing on the desal permit and a pending appeal until September at the earliest. Acknowledging that further analysis of California American Water’s proposed desalination project won’t […]
Last month, the state’s snow survey team saw snow levels just shy of average and on Thursday the trend continued downward. “Seventy-nine percent of an average February and 58% of the April 1 average here at this location,” said Sean de Guzman, chief of the Department of Water Resources’ Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting […]
When Wendy Rash was diagnosed in 2005 with a thyroid disorder, chronic fatigue and other ailments, her doctor couldn’t explain her suddenly failing health. Soon, other family members became ill. Her brother-in-law contracted fatal kidney cancer. Her father-in-law developed esophageal cancer. Then her 32-year-old son began having severe kidney problems.
In his recent Your Turn column, Alexander Schriener wrote that we need to focus on viable solutions for the ailing Salton Sea. I’d like to address some of the points made in that column. “The Salton Sea is going through the natural evolution …,” Schriener wrote. There is nothing natural about farm chemicals. This is […]
Across the U.S., States are Bracing for More Climate-Related Disasters
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Alex BrownState lawmakers across the country are calling for huge investments to mitigate the effects of wildfires, flooding, hurricanes, droughts and other natural disasters made more devastating and frequent by climate change. Following the hottest decade on record, which saw record-breaking wildfires in the West, extreme weather events like Superstorm Sandy, a years-long drought in California, […]
As Forests Burn Around the World, Drinking Water is at Risk
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Associated Pressby Tammy WeberFabric curtains stretch across the huge Warragamba Dam to trap ash and sediment expected to wash off wildfire-scorched slopes and into the reservoir that holds 80% of untreated drinking water for the Greater Sydney area. In Australia’s national capital of Canberra, where a state of emergency was declared on Friday because of an out-of-control forest […]
California Coastal Commission Staff Asks Cal Am to Postpone Desal Appeal
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Monterey Herald by Jim JohnsonCoastal Commission staff has recommended California American Water withdraw and resubmit a coastal development permit application involving the company’s proposed Monterey Peninsula desalination project, which would likely postpone a hearing on the desal permit and a pending appeal until September at the earliest. Acknowledging that further analysis of California American Water’s proposed desalination project won’t […]
Some in the Sierra Still Optimistic Despite Below-Average Snowpack
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Fox 40 Newsby Lonnie WongLast month, the state’s snow survey team saw snow levels just shy of average and on Thursday the trend continued downward. “Seventy-nine percent of an average February and 58% of the April 1 average here at this location,” said Sean de Guzman, chief of the Department of Water Resources’ Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting […]
‘Our Voices are Not Being Heard’: Colorado Town a Test Case for California PFAS Victims
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby David S. CloudWhen Wendy Rash was diagnosed in 2005 with a thyroid disorder, chronic fatigue and other ailments, her doctor couldn’t explain her suddenly failing health. Soon, other family members became ill. Her brother-in-law contracted fatal kidney cancer. Her father-in-law developed esophageal cancer. Then her 32-year-old son began having severe kidney problems.
Opinion: We Must Fix the Salton Sea. And, Yes, Water Transfer is One Hope
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sunby Bob TerryIn his recent Your Turn column, Alexander Schriener wrote that we need to focus on viable solutions for the ailing Salton Sea. I’d like to address some of the points made in that column. “The Salton Sea is going through the natural evolution …,” Schriener wrote. There is nothing natural about farm chemicals. This is […]