A company’s proposal to take water from farmland along the Colorado River and sell it to a growing Phoenix suburb has provoked a heated debate, and some Arizona legislators are trying to block the deal with a bill that would prohibit the transfer. The legislation introduced by Rep. Regina Cobb would bar landowners who hold “fourth-priority” […]
The Food and Drug Administration is expanding its own capacity to test foods for certain “forever chemicals,” a senior agency official said Monday. Expanded federal laboratory capability should help as the Department of Defense, states, and scientific researchers increase their testing of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) near military, industrial, and other sites with a […]
The Department of Water Resources announced it would be increasing its allocations to 15 percent for State Water Project participants this year, which reflects a 5 percent increase to the state’s initial estimation in December. Yuba City is one of 29 agencies that are part of the State Water Project. The project’s largest reservoir in […]
The point of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed underground aqueduct is to divert water from the Sacramento River beneath the fragile wetlands, waterways and islands that make up the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to an artificial body of water about 25 miles southwest of Stockton known as Clifton Court Forebay. From there, water would continue to […]
As the world warms and precipitation that would have generated snowpack instead creates rain, the western U.S. could see larger floods, according to new Stanford research. An analysis of over 400 watersheds from 1980 to 2016 shows that winter floods driven by rainfall can be more than 2.5 times as large as those driven by […]
A “normal winter” is forecast into spring, predicted the Bay Area’s weather wizard, Michael Pechner of Golden West Meteorology. On the heels of last year’s milestone rain and snow totals for much of Northern California and with residual high lake levels going into fall, a normal winter would fill most recreation lakes for summer camping, […]
Bill Would Block Transfers of Colorado River Water From Rural Areas to Growing Cities
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Arizona Republicby Ian JamesA company’s proposal to take water from farmland along the Colorado River and sell it to a growing Phoenix suburb has provoked a heated debate, and some Arizona legislators are trying to block the deal with a bill that would prohibit the transfer. The legislation introduced by Rep. Regina Cobb would bar landowners who hold “fourth-priority” […]
FDA Expands Efforts to Detect PFAS in Food
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg Environmentby Pat RizzutoThe Food and Drug Administration is expanding its own capacity to test foods for certain “forever chemicals,” a senior agency official said Monday. Expanded federal laboratory capability should help as the Department of Defense, states, and scientific researchers increase their testing of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) near military, industrial, and other sites with a […]
State Increases Water Allocations for Year
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Appeal DemocratThe Department of Water Resources announced it would be increasing its allocations to 15 percent for State Water Project participants this year, which reflects a 5 percent increase to the state’s initial estimation in December. Yuba City is one of 29 agencies that are part of the State Water Project. The project’s largest reservoir in […]
Opinion: Newsom’s New Delta Tunnel Plan Could Work – But Only as Part of a More Comprehensive Water Effort
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /Los Angeles Timesby Editorial BoardThe point of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed underground aqueduct is to divert water from the Sacramento River beneath the fragile wetlands, waterways and islands that make up the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to an artificial body of water about 25 miles southwest of Stockton known as Clifton Court Forebay. From there, water would continue to […]
More Rain, Less Snow Increases Flooding
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Phys.orgby Danielle Torrent TuckerAs the world warms and precipitation that would have generated snowpack instead creates rain, the western U.S. could see larger floods, according to new Stanford research. An analysis of over 400 watersheds from 1980 to 2016 shows that winter floods driven by rainfall can be more than 2.5 times as large as those driven by […]
‘Normal Winter’ Expected to Fill State’s Lakes
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Tom StienstraA “normal winter” is forecast into spring, predicted the Bay Area’s weather wizard, Michael Pechner of Golden West Meteorology. On the heels of last year’s milestone rain and snow totals for much of Northern California and with residual high lake levels going into fall, a normal winter would fill most recreation lakes for summer camping, […]