Last week, the San Diego City Council took the big plunge and decided, in a 7-2 vote, to start buying and selling energy. San Diego, along with several neighboring cities, will shortly form a “community choice” energy agency, or CCA. This is something I’ve written a lot about over the past two years, because it represents […]
The mayor of Imperial Beach, which abuts Tijuana, Mexico at a point that is visible by a border wall marking the two countries, is fed up with sewage and toxic chemicals flowing into the United States, and he is heading to Washington, D.C., to ask the Trump administration to do something about it. Imperial Beach […]
Can artificial intelligence save the L.A. water supply from a big earthquake? USC researchers have embarked on an innovative project to prove that it can. Using federal funds, experts at the USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAIS) are working with Los Angeles city officials to find solutions for vulnerable plumbing. The goal is to make […]
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has launched a new pilot program to provide vital data on the most efficient and cost-effective methods to capture and use rainfall and stormwater runoff. The $5 million pilot program will help fund the construction of new direct-use stormwater capture projects and the installation of monitoring equipment on […]
Environment Report: What to Watch as the City’s New Energy Agency Gets Off the Ground
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ry RivardLast week, the San Diego City Council took the big plunge and decided, in a 7-2 vote, to start buying and selling energy. San Diego, along with several neighboring cities, will shortly form a “community choice” energy agency, or CCA. This is something I’ve written a lot about over the past two years, because it represents […]
California Mayor Calls Mexican Sewage From Imperial Beach ‘International Tragedy’
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /News 4The mayor of Imperial Beach, which abuts Tijuana, Mexico at a point that is visible by a border wall marking the two countries, is fed up with sewage and toxic chemicals flowing into the United States, and he is heading to Washington, D.C., to ask the Trump administration to do something about it. Imperial Beach […]
The Next Big Effort In AI: Keeping L.A.’s Water Flowing Post-Earthquake
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /USC Newsby Gary PolakovicCan artificial intelligence save the L.A. water supply from a big earthquake? USC researchers have embarked on an innovative project to prove that it can. Using federal funds, experts at the USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAIS) are working with Los Angeles city officials to find solutions for vulnerable plumbing. The goal is to make […]
Metropolitan Water District To Study Rainfall and Stormwater Runoff
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /California Water News DailyThe Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has launched a new pilot program to provide vital data on the most efficient and cost-effective methods to capture and use rainfall and stormwater runoff. The $5 million pilot program will help fund the construction of new direct-use stormwater capture projects and the installation of monitoring equipment on […]