Tag Archive for: Water and Politics

Utah Close to Fully Banning Fluoride in Water, Stripping Cities’ Ability to Decide

Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral.

Trump Adds Uncertainty to San Diego’s Water Future

President Donald Trump’s recent order to release water from reservoirs into California’s Central Valley had no direct impact on San Diego. But the new administration will be overseeing negotiations that will determine the future of a main source of the county’s water: the Colorado River.

It’s anybody’s guess whether Trump’s unpredictable nature and penchant for unorthodox power moves — as he just exhibited — will be a factor.

Low Flow No More? Trump to Roll Back Rules on Toilets, Showers and Lightbulbs

Plastic straws, high flow toilets and incandescent light bulbs could make comebacks as President Donald Trump works to end certain environmental standards.

OPINION: A New, Dangerous Era of Water Management Begins Under President Donald Trump

I fear we have entered a new, dangerous era under President Donald Trump’s second term. In recent days, we have witnessed water management decisions being made in Washington without the benefit of input from local experts and those being impacted.

South County Report: More Industrial Chemicals Found in Sweetwater Reservoir

Sweetwater Authority, which supplies drinking water to roughly 200,000 customers in Chula Vista and surrounding communities, learned last month that its main reservoir contains levels of a toxic industrial chemical that could require expensive treatment or necessitate decommissioning the reservoir entirely.

Trump Rolls Back Standards for Water-Using Appliances, Light Bulbs

President Donald Trump on Tuesday moved to revert to older standards for light bulbs as well as toilets, showers and other water-using appliances, a day after signing an order promoting plastic straws and rescinding a plan to reduce single-use plastics.

Trump’s Order Chaos Hits The Water Taps

The Trump administration’s efforts to block federal spending are disrupting one of the most critical — and typically bipartisan — functions of government: providing clean, safe and affordable water.

The Water Unexpectedly Released From Dams on Trump’s Order Didn’t Help Farms or L.A.

Days after President Trump startled some of his most ardent supporters in California’s San Joaquin Valley by having the Army Corps of Engineers suddenly release water from two dams, many in the region and beyond were still perplexed.

Trump Says He May Withhold Federal Aid for Los Angeles if California Doesn’t Change Water Policies

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal disaster aid for wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles unless California leaders change the state’s approach on its management of water.

OPINION: Trump Jumps Back Into California’s Water Wars With a Pro-Farmer Decree

It would be impossible to overstate the complexity of water supply management in California. Hundreds of federal, state and local agencies decree who or what is supplied with water, when and how much will be delivered, and the prices recipients must pay.