California’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection agencies late Thursday shared a framework for potential voluntary agreements to improve river flows and habitat to help recover salmon and other native fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and its key watersheds. The framework outlines a 15-year program that would provide substantial new flows for the environment to help recover fish populations, […]
California wants to slash the allowable levels in drinking water for two “forever chemical” compounds, immediately prompting agencies supplying water to 2.5 million residents in Orange County to remove a fifth of their wells from service. The State Water Resources Control board Thursday said it planned to dramatically lower its response levels for perfluorooctanoic acid […]
Shortly after Gov. Gavin Newsom called on state agencies to deliver a Water Resilience Portfolio to meet California’s urgent challenges — from unsafe drinking water, flood and drought risks from a changing climate to severely depleted groundwater aquifers and declining native fish populations — he appointed Nancy Vogel, a former journalist and veteran water communicator, […]
Pure Water Monterey has finally secured a critical final state approval and is poised to begin delivering potable recycled water to the Seaside basin by mid-February. After an all-day inspection of the $126 million recycled water project’s advanced water purification facility by a nine-member team on Tuesday, the state Division of Drinking Water signed off […]
A new Climate Central report analyzes snowfall trends over the past fifty years, finding that snowfall has been decreasing in the spring and fall seasons across much of the U.S. but with clear regional differences. The impact of climate change on snow can be a tricky story to tell. While warming winters would suggest that […]
Across much of California, fossil fuel companies are leaving thousands of oil and gas wells unplugged and idle, potentially threatening the health of people living nearby and handing taxpayers a multibillion-dollar bill for the environmental cleanup. From Kern County to Los Angeles, companies haven’t set aside anywhere near enough money to ensure these drilling sites […]
State Agencies Propose Voluntary Water Agreements
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Western Farm Press.California’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection agencies late Thursday shared a framework for potential voluntary agreements to improve river flows and habitat to help recover salmon and other native fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and its key watersheds. The framework outlines a 15-year program that would provide substantial new flows for the environment to help recover fish populations, […]
California County Shuts Down Fifth of Water Wells Over PFAS
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg Environmentby Emily C. DooleyCalifornia wants to slash the allowable levels in drinking water for two “forever chemical” compounds, immediately prompting agencies supplying water to 2.5 million residents in Orange County to remove a fifth of their wells from service. The State Water Resources Control board Thursday said it planned to dramatically lower its response levels for perfluorooctanoic acid […]
Meet the Veteran Insider Who’s Shepherding Gov. Newsom’s Plan to Bring Climate Resilience to California Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Western Water / Water Education Foundationby Gary PitzerShortly after Gov. Gavin Newsom called on state agencies to deliver a Water Resilience Portfolio to meet California’s urgent challenges — from unsafe drinking water, flood and drought risks from a changing climate to severely depleted groundwater aquifers and declining native fish populations — he appointed Nancy Vogel, a former journalist and veteran water communicator, […]
Pure Water Monterey Gets Final State OK
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Monterey Herald by Jim JohnsonPure Water Monterey has finally secured a critical final state approval and is poised to begin delivering potable recycled water to the Seaside basin by mid-February. After an all-day inspection of the $126 million recycled water project’s advanced water purification facility by a nine-member team on Tuesday, the state Division of Drinking Water signed off […]
2020 Snow Report
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Climate CentralA new Climate Central report analyzes snowfall trends over the past fifty years, finding that snowfall has been decreasing in the spring and fall seasons across much of the U.S. but with clear regional differences. The impact of climate change on snow can be a tricky story to tell. While warming winters would suggest that […]
The Toxic Legacy of Old Oil Wells: California’s Multibillion-Dollar Problem
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Mark Olalde and Ryan MenezesAcross much of California, fossil fuel companies are leaving thousands of oil and gas wells unplugged and idle, potentially threatening the health of people living nearby and handing taxpayers a multibillion-dollar bill for the environmental cleanup. From Kern County to Los Angeles, companies haven’t set aside anywhere near enough money to ensure these drilling sites […]