The federal government plans to spend $3 million this year constructing a new wetland along the Alamo River in order to rehabilitate habitats and help clean up some of the polluted water flowing into the Salton Sea. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced the new funding as part of a larger spending plan for about […]
After months of responding to calls to save water, Southern Californians say they’ve hit a wall. Nearly 9 in 10 respondents say they strongly or somewhat agree that “I’ve already cut back on water use at my home as much as I can” and “There’s not much more I can do to save water,” according […]
Despite better a winter that is shaping up to be wetter than average in some parts of California, experts say it’s far from enough to put much of a dent in the four years of drought that preceded it. As such, the controversy on how to allocate water and what restrictions to put on communities, […]
It happened again: For the third day in a row Wednesday, Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California endured record-breaking temperatures. Although the calendar says February, residents of L.A., Camarillo and Oxnard all sweated through summer-like conditions as temperatures climbed well into the 80s by noontime, according to the National Weather Service
Federal Government Ups Salton Sea Spending
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by By Ian JamesThe federal government plans to spend $3 million this year constructing a new wetland along the Alamo River in order to rehabilitate habitats and help clean up some of the polluted water flowing into the Salton Sea. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced the new funding as part of a larger spending plan for about […]
When It Comes To Saving Water, Southern Californians Are Tapped Out — Or Are They?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Times by By Taylor GoldensteinAfter months of responding to calls to save water, Southern Californians say they’ve hit a wall. Nearly 9 in 10 respondents say they strongly or somewhat agree that “I’ve already cut back on water use at my home as much as I can” and “There’s not much more I can do to save water,” according […]
Study: California Drought Means Less Hydropower, More CO2 Pollution
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby By Ed JoyceDespite better a winter that is shaping up to be wetter than average in some parts of California, experts say it’s far from enough to put much of a dent in the four years of drought that preceded it. As such, the controversy on how to allocate water and what restrictions to put on communities, […]
Southern California Endures Record-Breaking Heat for a Third Day
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby By Veronica RochaIt happened again: For the third day in a row Wednesday, Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California endured record-breaking temperatures. Although the calendar says February, residents of L.A., Camarillo and Oxnard all sweated through summer-like conditions as temperatures climbed well into the 80s by noontime, according to the National Weather Service