William R. Gianelli, the Water Education Foundation’s second president and a leading figure in California water during construction of the State Water Project, died March 30, 2020, in Monterey County. He was 101. Mr. Gianelli was president of the Foundation from 1985-1989 and made a major financial donation that helped the Foundation create an educational […]
Dimitri Deheyn’s lab has become a hub of novel research on the microfibers found in our waterways and even the air we breathe. Three years ago, Dimitri Deheyn noticed intensely blue stringy shapes as he examined jellyfish samples through a microscope in his marine biology lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University […]
We’re grateful for nurses, doctors, physician assistants, respiratory therapists and so many others in the medical field. We’re also grateful for people who work in grocery stores, the restaurants delivering and offering curbside food, and all the delivery workers bringing packages to those of us self-quarantining or social distancing at home. When sending up thanks […]
California is poised to close the spring sportfishing season in some counties in response to worries that anglers will spread COVID-19 to rural communities.
Scientists know that coronaviruses, including the SARS-CoV-19 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, can remain infectious for days — or even longer — in sewage and drinking water. Two researchers, Haizhou Liu, an associate professor of chemical and environmental engineering at the University of California, Riverside; and Professor Vincenzo Naddeo, director of the Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division […]
In Memoriam: William R. Gianelli, former director of California Department of Water Resources
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Education Foundationby Douglas E. BeemanWilliam R. Gianelli, the Water Education Foundation’s second president and a leading figure in California water during construction of the State Water Project, died March 30, 2020, in Monterey County. He was 101. Mr. Gianelli was president of the Foundation from 1985-1989 and made a major financial donation that helped the Foundation create an educational […]
To Study a Problem That’s Everywhere, They’re Getting Creative
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /New York Timesby Sarah Elizabeth RichardsDimitri Deheyn’s lab has become a hub of novel research on the microfibers found in our waterways and even the air we breathe. Three years ago, Dimitri Deheyn noticed intensely blue stringy shapes as he examined jellyfish samples through a microscope in his marine biology lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University […]
California Gets Widespread Rain, Snow from Spring Storm
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AP Newsby John AntczakSnow and rain fell Monday on California as spring delivered the kind of stormy weather that was missing most of the winter.
Utility Workers, the Forgotten Heroes of this Pandemic
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /TriplePundit (Northampton, Mass.)by Kate ZerrennerWe’re grateful for nurses, doctors, physician assistants, respiratory therapists and so many others in the medical field. We’re also grateful for people who work in grocery stores, the restaurants delivering and offering curbside food, and all the delivery workers bringing packages to those of us self-quarantining or social distancing at home. When sending up thanks […]
California Poised to Ban Sportfishing in Some Areas. Rural Towns Worried About Coronavirus Spread
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowCalifornia is poised to close the spring sportfishing season in some counties in response to worries that anglers will spread COVID-19 to rural communities.
Removing the Novel Coronavirus from the Water Cycle
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /YubaNet (Nevada City, Calif.)/UC RiversideScientists know that coronaviruses, including the SARS-CoV-19 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, can remain infectious for days — or even longer — in sewage and drinking water. Two researchers, Haizhou Liu, an associate professor of chemical and environmental engineering at the University of California, Riverside; and Professor Vincenzo Naddeo, director of the Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division […]