A decades-old effort to restore water and salmon to California’s second largest river is on the chopping block under a proposal by House Republicans to speed up dam projects and increase diversions to farmers. The legislation would override federal and state restoration projects on the San Joaquin River as well as allow for increased pumping […]
Wetter weather and continued growth in renewable energy sources resulted in some big changes in electricity generation in California in 2016, according to numbers recently released by the California Energy Commission. Natural gas still accounted for the largest single share of in-state power generation but the amount deployed dropped 10 percent last year. The difference was […]
When Senior Park Ranger Maureen Beckman started patrolling Carbon Canyon Regional Park about five years ago, there was one thing she heard most often: Don’t be the ranger who kills the redwoods. Tucked into the south end of the park about a mile’s hike from the nearest parking lot is a three-acre grove of 242 […]
An internationally recognized purification system credited with turning wastewater into drinkable water in Orange County will begin the final stage of expansion with a $124 million investment from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, officials announced Wednesday, July 19. The expansion of Orange County’s Groundwater Replenishment System will allow it to grow by 30 million gallons […]
Critics Blast House Republicans’ California Water Grab
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena, Calif.)by Nick CahillA decades-old effort to restore water and salmon to California’s second largest river is on the chopping block under a proposal by House Republicans to speed up dam projects and increase diversions to farmers. The legislation would override federal and state restoration projects on the San Joaquin River as well as allow for increased pumping […]
Hydro, Wind And Solar Make Inroads In California’s Electric Grid
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob NikolewskiWetter weather and continued growth in renewable energy sources resulted in some big changes in electricity generation in California in 2016, according to numbers recently released by the California Energy Commission. Natural gas still accounted for the largest single share of in-state power generation but the amount deployed dropped 10 percent last year. The difference was […]
Threatened By Drought, Not One Orange County Redwood Tree Has Been Lost
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The Orange County Register (Anaheim)by Anthony MendozaWhen Senior Park Ranger Maureen Beckman started patrolling Carbon Canyon Regional Park about five years ago, there was one thing she heard most often: Don’t be the ranger who kills the redwoods. Tucked into the south end of the park about a mile’s hike from the nearest parking lot is a three-acre grove of 242 […]
Water District Receives $124 Million To Expand Water Replenishment System
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The Orange County Register (Anaheim) by Lauren WilliamsAn internationally recognized purification system credited with turning wastewater into drinkable water in Orange County will begin the final stage of expansion with a $124 million investment from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, officials announced Wednesday, July 19. The expansion of Orange County’s Groundwater Replenishment System will allow it to grow by 30 million gallons […]