Tag: drought

  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 14, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for June 14, 2016

Sacramento Bee: Keeping Capitol Park green with reclaimed water won’t come cheap TheProduceNews.com: California grape production continues to set the bar high Daily Star Gazette: California’s 58 million trees have suffered a water deficit – Miami … CBC.ca: Parched California disappointed as El Nino fails to deliver rain News Deeply: Surprising Way Climate Change Is Impacting Water Climate Central: The Weird […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 9, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for June 9, 2016

Associated Press: Court suspends Southern California water district’s land buy Sacramento Bee: Sen. Feinstein: ‘We’ve Got to Reach Consensus’ Visalia Times-Delta: Waterwise: Visalia council calls for 20 percent water reduction Globes: Israeli water tech cos to tackle California drought Patch.com: City Acts in Response to New Drought Requirements WaterWorld: USGS Map highlights groundwater quality concerns The Union of Grass Valley: Nevada […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 8, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for June 8, 2016

Sacramento Bee: State water board dismisses $1.5 million fine Associated Press: Court suspends Southern California water district’s land buy Capital Public Radio News: California Regulators Drop Cases Against Water Diverters In Drought Sacramento Bee: Appellate court temporarily blocks Delta island sale Los Angeles Times: Drought sparks larger wildfires throughout California Breitbart News: Increasing Carbon in Soil Could Be Key to California […]

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Saving Water Also Saves Energy and Reduces Greenhouse Gases

As debate continues in San Diego County and around the state over how aggressively to conserve water amid a historic drought, a new study finds that reductions in urban water use have saved significant amounts of electricity and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Click here to read the rest of the article from the Los Angeles […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 7, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for June 7, 2016

Sacramento Bee: Californians cut water use by 26 percent in April Chico Enterprise-Record: New California drought threat: Bark beetles and tens of millions of … Central Valley Business Journal: Manufacturing grows despite drought, regulations  The San Diego Union-Tribune: Desalination test facility in the works Appeal-Democrat: Bill could accelerate Sites Reservoir timeline San Jose Mercury News: Analysis finds higher flood risk from […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 6, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for June 6, 2016

OCRegister: Thanks to La Niña, drought could get worse this winter Sacramento Bee: Hillary Clinton steers clear of water controversy in Fresno  Valley Center Happenings: Farmers, Businesses May Be Eligible for Drought Assistance Hoodline: San Francisco Is Saving Water But Still Seeking Drought Solutions Monterey County Herald: Delta tunnels won’t take Northern California’s water, officials say

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 3, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for June 3, 2016

Mercury News: Delta tunnels won’t take northern California’s water, say officials Mother Jones:  New Data Proves Trump Is Completely Wrong About California’s Drought Sierra Sun Times: California Drought Monitor and National Drought Summary for May … Los Angeles Times: City Council should retain oversight of DWP The San Diego Union-Tribune: Drought conservation created sizable energy savings YubaNet:Easing Drought Boosts […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 2, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for June 2, 2016

Sacramento Bee: California officials say Delta tunnels won’t harm north state water users Sacramento Bee: Another lawsuit filed to block water district’s Delta islands purchase Climate Central: Easing Drought Boosts California Hydropower, For Now Bloomberg BNA: Trump Doubts California Drought, Promises Farmers Water Thousand Oaks Acorn: Cal Water expected to ease limitations Visalia Times-Delta: Waterwise: Surcharges likely off, mandate reduced […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 1, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for June 1, 2016

Sacramento Bee: Sacramento candidate Steinberg advising major Southern California …  MSNBC: Trump’s nonsensical plan to ‘solve’ California’s drought Forbes: California’s Drought Makes Fertile Ground For Presidential Politics … AgNet West: Cotton Forecast Up Despite Low Water Daily Kos: California’s Central Valley has a water problem worse than Flint’s … Hollister Free Lance: Officials weigh local water rules after state pullback California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 31, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for May 31, 2016

Sacramento Bee: State moves to drop $1.5 million fine in water rights case  San Francisco Chronicle: Water crisis not on presidential candidates’ radar  San Francisco Chronicle: How do we share California water, a diminishing resource?  FreshPlaza: US (CA): Drought could cause farmers $1.5 bln in losses Voice of America: With Extended Drought, Biggest US Reservoir at Lowest Level Ever Hill: Fight over California drought heats up in Congress […]

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