San Diego and surrounding cities will save over $1 billion by continuing to allow pollution in Chollas Creek, one of the region’s most polluted waterways, rather than cleaning it up as the cities had previously been ordered to do.That will allow thousands of pounds of zinc and copper to continue flowing into the creek, but […]
The California Desert includes some of the driest, hottest places on the planet. There are parts of the California desert where entire years have been recorded with no rainfall. Those places are notable mainly because someone was keeping records. Across the tens of thousands of square miles of diverse ecosystems that make up the California […]
Rain will douse Southern California late this week, with the potential for widespread precipitation beginning Thursday. While the rain will be beneficial in terms of the drought, rain and wind may cause travel disruptions Thursday and Friday. Expect clear skies and seasonal temperatures for the weekend. Storm impacts flights, arctic blast on the way A winter storm moving […]
Few people expected a California water fight in the final days of a lame-duck Congress, and fewer still expected landmark water legislation to pit the state’s U.S. senators against each other in the last moments of their 24-year partnership. It took years of negotiations, and the right political timing, to bring the first major water […]
San Diego Cities Will Save $1 Billion by Changing Regulations to Avoid Chollas Creek Cleanup
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ry RivardSan Diego and surrounding cities will save over $1 billion by continuing to allow pollution in Chollas Creek, one of the region’s most polluted waterways, rather than cleaning it up as the cities had previously been ordered to do.That will allow thousands of pounds of zinc and copper to continue flowing into the creek, but […]
The Desert Is Made of Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KCET (Burbank)by Chris ClarkeThe California Desert includes some of the driest, hottest places on the planet. There are parts of the California desert where entire years have been recorded with no rainfall. Those places are notable mainly because someone was keeping records. Across the tens of thousands of square miles of diverse ecosystems that make up the California […]
VIDEO: Late-week rain to douse county
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fox5 San DiegoRain will douse Southern California late this week, with the potential for widespread precipitation beginning Thursday. While the rain will be beneficial in terms of the drought, rain and wind may cause travel disruptions Thursday and Friday. Expect clear skies and seasonal temperatures for the weekend. Storm impacts flights, arctic blast on the way A winter storm moving […]
A Problem ‘Too Big To Ignore’ — How Years Of Congressional Wrangling Led To A Water Compromise
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Sarah D. WireFew people expected a California water fight in the final days of a lame-duck Congress, and fewer still expected landmark water legislation to pit the state’s U.S. senators against each other in the last moments of their 24-year partnership. It took years of negotiations, and the right political timing, to bring the first major water […]