Hopefully, we all remember the pictures from a few years ago: During the last check of the snowpack of the season, where officials should have been walking on snow … they were walking on bare earth. Measuring snowpack? There was none to speak of. And we had water-use restrictions. Things seemed grim. Then the weather […]
The Mercury News and East Bay Times editorial “Newsom is being played by Big Ag on Delta water” asserted: “Gavin Newsom is being played by Big Ag interests as he tries fruitlessly to negotiate a truce in California’s water wars.” Gov. Newsom has proven that he will not be played by anyone or any interest […]
Nobody likes to look out to the Pacific Ocean and see oil derricks on the horizon. That’s why California wisely banned new offshore oil drilling 50 years ago. But in Monterey County, coastal views are limited by a relic of a bygone era: a giant, industrial sand plant right on the dunes between Highway One […]
President Donald Trump, a self-described germophobe, has made no secret of his disgust with California’s growing homeless problem, which he has called a “disgrace” and “inappropriate” and equated to “living in hell.” “We should all work together to clean up these hazardous waste and homeless sites before the whole city rots away,” Trump tweeted about […]
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday urged people to turn off taps and shower less to cope with a drought afflicting northern and central Thailand. Last week, Bangkok’s water authority said the capital’s tap water was becoming saline as seawater pushed up the depleted Chao Phraya river, a source of much […]
Californians have been speculating whether they can get fined for taking a shower and doing laundry on the same day. The Association of California Water Agencies clarified information last week about water-use targets placed by California Senate bills that went into effect in May 2018. The association says there aren’t any statewide laws that require […]
Opinion: It’s Vital We Remember The Years Of Water Scarcity During Rainy, Snowy Time
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Appeal DemocratHopefully, we all remember the pictures from a few years ago: During the last check of the snowpack of the season, where officials should have been walking on snow … they were walking on bare earth. Measuring snowpack? There was none to speak of. And we had water-use restrictions. Things seemed grim. Then the weather […]
Opinion: Westlands Backs Governor’s Delta Water Strategy
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Dan ErrotabereThe Mercury News and East Bay Times editorial “Newsom is being played by Big Ag on Delta water” asserted: “Gavin Newsom is being played by Big Ag interests as he tries fruitlessly to negotiate a truce in California’s water wars.” Gov. Newsom has proven that he will not be played by anyone or any interest […]
Opinion: A Desalination Plant Can Transform The Monterey Peninsula And Help Avert A Water Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Jeff DaviNobody likes to look out to the Pacific Ocean and see oil derricks on the horizon. That’s why California wisely banned new offshore oil drilling 50 years ago. But in Monterey County, coastal views are limited by a relic of a bygone era: a giant, industrial sand plant right on the dunes between Highway One […]
Fecal Bacteria In California’s Waterways Increases With Homeless Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California Healthlineby Anna AlmendralaPresident Donald Trump, a self-described germophobe, has made no secret of his disgust with California’s growing homeless problem, which he has called a “disgrace” and “inappropriate” and equated to “living in hell.” “We should all work together to clean up these hazardous waste and homeless sites before the whole city rots away,” Trump tweeted about […]
Thais Asked to Shower Less as Drought Worsens
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reutersby Panarat Thepgumpanat and Patpicha TanakasempipatBANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday urged people to turn off taps and shower less to cope with a drought afflicting northern and central Thailand. Last week, Bangkok’s water authority said the capital’s tap water was becoming saline as seawater pushed up the depleted Chao Phraya river, a source of much […]
Water-Use Targets To Be Implemented In 2023
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KSRO SonomaCalifornians have been speculating whether they can get fined for taking a shower and doing laundry on the same day. The Association of California Water Agencies clarified information last week about water-use targets placed by California Senate bills that went into effect in May 2018. The association says there aren’t any statewide laws that require […]