Sacramento Bee: Agencies seek two-month delay for Delta tunnels hearing Associated Press: Saudi land purchases in drought-stricken California fuel debate over U.S. water rights San Francisco Chronicle: Aerial photos show impact of drought and fire on California landscape PBS NewsHour: New cousin of El Niño may forecast summer heat waves months in advance The San Diego Union-Tribune: Saving water an […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Granite Bay water district says it will no longer follow state water conservation mandate Associated Press: Saudi land purchases fuel debate over US water rights Sierra Sun Times: DWR Says March 30, 2016 Snow Survey Will Help Reveal California’s Water Health Breitbart News: Drought: Another California Dam Releases Water Fresno Bee: Commercial fishers need water for their ‘crops,’ […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Feinstein, GOP press Obama administration on delta water KXTV: Oroville Dam releasing water over spillway for first time in five years Thomas Reuters Foundation: Severity of California’s drought eases with help from El Nino rains Roll Call: Bipartisan Push on California Drought Relief YubaNet: California Snowpack Returns, But Fears Held For Future FOX40: Water Conservation Measures Remain […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Largest California reservoirs releasing water for flood safety Los Angeles Times: Dramatic before & after images: How El Nino transformed the California Landscape Climate Central: California Snowpack Returns, But Fears Held For Future San Jose Mercury: Will El Niño’s water bounty in Northern California provide for dry southern cities? KCRA Sacramento: Placer County aims to have water […]
Continue ReadingMcClatchy DC: In first-of-a-kind summit, White House rallies corporate investment in water supplies Sacramento Bee: New dispute erupts over Sacramento Delta tunnels project Action News Now: Engineers consider releasing water from Lake Oroville Dam Associated Press: Study: Farms, hydropower at risk in West’s changing climate NBC Bay Area: White House Water Summit Highlights Israeli/CaliforniaInnovation San Francisco […]
Continue ReadingObama rolls out federal drought plan AN E&E PUBLISHING SERVICE WHITE HOUSE: Obama rolls out federal drought plan Hannah Hess, E&E reporter Published: Monday, March 21, 2016 With drought gripping more than 12 percent of the Lower 48 states, President Obama today used his executive powers to expand federal efforts to reduce the nation’s vulnerability […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Obama seeks more coordination on dealing with drought San Francisco Chronicle: Recycled water system to be put to test at development near Tracy San Francisco Chronicle: Fight over senior water rights splashes into the Capitol Las Vegas Review-Journal: ‘Historically dry’ February could lead to first-ever shortage declaration at Lake Mead KFSN-TV: Valley farmers respond to Obama’s […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California water project entering decisive phase San Francisco Chronicle: Why some reservoirs don’t fill as quickly The New York Times: El Niño Upsets Seasons and Upends Lives Worldwide KQED: Despite Rainfall, California County Still Relying on Water Tanks Porterville Recorder: State plans 500 water hook-ups Patch.com: Rancho Bernardo Residents Drank More Water in February Redlands Daily Facts: Redlands […]
Continue ReadingFresno Bee: John Laird: Here’s how to protect fish and deliver water to Central Valley Farmers Valley Public Radio: State Water Project Estimates Most Deliveries Since Drought’s Start Associated Press: The Latest: California eases drought cutbacks for millions San Francisco Chronicle: March rains prompt California to boost water project deliveries Los Angeles Times: Dramatic images show El Niño beginning to […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Recent storms put California drought emergency in question Los Angeles Times: Northern California highway crumbles as storm-soaked hillside collapses NBC Southern California: Drought Conditions Improve in Northern, Central California Newsweek: The California Desert is Dying, and People Seem to Think That’s OK Merced Sun-Star: News on Lake McClure raises hopes for irrigation, recreation NBC Southern California: LA Targets ‘Mega […]
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