/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ruben Vives, Hailey Branson-Potts and Nina Agrawal
Firefighters on Tuesday continued to battle twin blazes burning dangerously close to each other in the mountains above Duarte and Azusa, as hundreds of residents were forced to flee and dozens of horses were evacuated. More than 1,000 firefighters deployed to tame the Reservoir and Fish fires, burning about 1.5 miles apart in Angeles National Forest. The fires […]
Farms and golf courses rank among the biggest water users in the Coachella Valley, but detailed information about how much water each of those businesses use is kept secret by the area’s largest water agency. That would change under a bill now before the California Legislature. The bill would clarify previous legislation by specifying that […]
Carlsbad’s new desalination plant went through years of regulatory review and faced 14 legal challenges from environmental groups before it opened last year. Six months after opening, it’s still facing regulatory hurdles, including one that’ll make the water it produces more expensive. The plant is also facing claims from regulators that it’s having a larger […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Veronica Rocha , Nina Agrawal and Matt Hamilton
Two sprawling wildfires tore through at least 4,500 acres in the San Gabriel Mountains on Monday, and only a canyon prevented the blazes from merging into one massive inferno, fire officials said. The two brush fires broke out in Azusa and Duarte amid a blistering heat wave, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes and at least 750 residents. The first blaze, […]
Raging Fires in Azusa and Duarte Now 4,900 Acres
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ruben Vives, Hailey Branson-Potts and Nina AgrawalFirefighters on Tuesday continued to battle twin blazes burning dangerously close to each other in the mountains above Duarte and Azusa, as hundreds of residents were forced to flee and dozens of horses were evacuated. More than 1,000 firefighters deployed to tame the Reservoir and Fish fires, burning about 1.5 miles apart in Angeles National Forest. The fires […]
Bill Targets Secrecy in California Water Data
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Ian JamesFarms and golf courses rank among the biggest water users in the Coachella Valley, but detailed information about how much water each of those businesses use is kept secret by the area’s largest water agency. That would change under a bill now before the California Legislature. The bill would clarify previous legislation by specifying that […]
Desalination Plant Again Faces Environmental Questions
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Quoted: Bob YamadaCarlsbad’s new desalination plant went through years of regulatory review and faced 14 legal challenges from environmental groups before it opened last year. Six months after opening, it’s still facing regulatory hurdles, including one that’ll make the water it produces more expensive. The plant is also facing claims from regulators that it’s having a larger […]
Twin Fires Burn More than 4,500 Acres and Trigger Evacuations in San Gabriel Valley
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Veronica Rocha , Nina Agrawal and Matt HamiltonTwo sprawling wildfires tore through at least 4,500 acres in the San Gabriel Mountains on Monday, and only a canyon prevented the blazes from merging into one massive inferno, fire officials said. The two brush fires broke out in Azusa and Duarte amid a blistering heat wave, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes and at least 750 residents. The first blaze, […]