The California state water board on Monday formally announced that the Sites Reservoir project failed to get federal approval, a situation they say isn’t permanent and can be rectified. The rejection by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the latest setback for the estimated $4 billion project in Northern California that would capture water during the […]
In 2014, Gov. Jerry Brown signed historic legislation establishing a framework for California to begin managing groundwater in an effort to curb widespread overpumping, which had sent aquifer levels into rapid decline, left hundreds of wells dry, and caused the ground to sink in parts of the Central Valley. The law was based on the idea that […]
The Sierra Club filed a legal challenge Thursday seeking to halt a huge Colorado River conservation deal between the Biden administration and the powerful Imperial Irrigation District, saying that rare desert wildlife and low-income residents near the shores of the already-fast dwindling Salton Sea would be further harmed if concrete steps weren’t taken immediately. The environmental group […]
Yorba Linda is a small, sunny city southeast of Los Angeles. It’s perhaps best known for being the birthplace of President Richard Nixon. But in the past few years, Yorba Linda has picked up another distinction: It’s home to the nation’s largest per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) water treatment plant of its kind, according to the city.
Despite an unusual number of modest earthquakes this year in Southern California, the state overall remains in the midst of a “drought” of major earthquakes. There have been no significant damaging earthquakes underneath California’s most populous cities in the last 30 years. That’s a stark contrast to the prior three decades, when earthquakes in suburban […]
Former President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to withhold federal disaster response funding from California over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s position on water deliveries to farmers. Speaking to reporters from a golf course in Rancho Palos Verdes on Friday, Trump said he would strong-arm California’s governor into agreeing to send more water from California’s lush north […]
California Sites Reservoir Project Hits Troubled Waters in Permitting Process
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, Uncategorized /by Kylie Capuano /Courthouse News Serviceby Alan RiquelmyThe California state water board on Monday formally announced that the Sites Reservoir project failed to get federal approval, a situation they say isn’t permanent and can be rectified. The rejection by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the latest setback for the estimated $4 billion project in Northern California that would capture water during the […]
A Decade After Signing of California Groundwater Law, Major Challenges Remain
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesIn 2014, Gov. Jerry Brown signed historic legislation establishing a framework for California to begin managing groundwater in an effort to curb widespread overpumping, which had sent aquifer levels into rapid decline, left hundreds of wells dry, and caused the ground to sink in parts of the Central Valley. The law was based on the idea that […]
Sierra Club Sues for Changes in Major Water Deal to Protect Salton Sea and Residents
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Desert Sunby Janet WilsonThe Sierra Club filed a legal challenge Thursday seeking to halt a huge Colorado River conservation deal between the Biden administration and the powerful Imperial Irrigation District, saying that rare desert wildlife and low-income residents near the shores of the already-fast dwindling Salton Sea would be further harmed if concrete steps weren’t taken immediately. The environmental group […]
How a California County Got PFAS Out of its Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /NPRby Pien HuangYorba Linda is a small, sunny city southeast of Los Angeles. It’s perhaps best known for being the birthplace of President Richard Nixon. But in the past few years, Yorba Linda has picked up another distinction: It’s home to the nation’s largest per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) water treatment plant of its kind, according to the city.
California Remains in Puzzling Earthquake ‘Drought’ Despite Recent Shaking
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Timesby Rong-Gong Lin IIDespite an unusual number of modest earthquakes this year in Southern California, the state overall remains in the midst of a “drought” of major earthquakes. There have been no significant damaging earthquakes underneath California’s most populous cities in the last 30 years. That’s a stark contrast to the prior three decades, when earthquakes in suburban […]
Trump Threatens to Hold Disaster Money if California Rebels on Water Rules
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Politicoby Tyler Katzenberger, Debra Kahn and Melanie MasonFormer President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to withhold federal disaster response funding from California over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s position on water deliveries to farmers. Speaking to reporters from a golf course in Rancho Palos Verdes on Friday, Trump said he would strong-arm California’s governor into agreeing to send more water from California’s lush north […]