PPIC: How Oroville Is Changing Dam Safety in California Water Deeply: Report: Half of the West’s Rivers Altered by Development, Diversions The Malibu Times: March Storms Dump Water, but California’s Drought Presses On CA Natural Resources Agency: WaterFix Design Refinements Proposed To Minimize Impacts, Improve Performance and Reduce Costs Maven’s Notebook: CA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: […]
Continue ReadingCLEAN WATER RULE Judge restarts N.D. suit in wake of Supreme Court decision Amanda Reilly, E&E News reporter Published: Monday, March 26, 2018 A North Dakota federal court will resume hearing litigation over the Obama administration’s Clean Water Rule following an order Friday by a magistrate judge. Magistrate Judge Alice Senechal granted states’ […]
Continue ReadingSan Luis Obispo Tribune: Weather forecast for the week of March 26 Water Deeply: Report: How Los Angeles Could Source its Water Locally San Francisco Chronicle: Can hacking the planet ward off climate change? San Francisco Chronicle: Experts fault SF water agency in scare at Moccasin Reservoir Alpenhorn News: Dam project finally underway Construction Dive: […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Sierra foothills dam, part of SF’s Hetch Hetchy system, pushed to near failure Associated Press: The Latest: Small Dam Failure Averted After Leaks Los Angeles Times: Storm pummels Southern California, but so far avoids causing major mudslides Press Democrat: PG&E unveils program aimed at reducing wildfire threats, improving safety Chico Enterprise-Record: Releases […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Daily News: Heavy rain in Southern California could send mud and debris crashing through burn areas San Francisco Chronicle: Yep, it’s nice rain — but it’s no ‘Miracle March,’ experts say Bay City News: Chevron, SF and Oakland present climate change tutorial before U.S. judge Wired: In the Courtroom, Climate Science Needs Substance—and […]
Continue ReadingThe spending bill Congress is considering includes a major, bipartisan effort to overhaul how the U.S. government spends money to fight wildfires on federal land. The provision in the omnibus appropriations bill, released publicly late Wednesday, is meant to cut down on a practice known as “fire borrowing” in which agencies like the Forest Service and Bureau […]
Continue ReadingFour Twenty Seven’s monthly newsletter highlights recent developments in climate adaptation and resilience. This month, don’t miss our update on upcoming EU regulations, our analysis on lessons learned from Art. 173 in France, and our conference calendar for the spring! In Focus: Advancing TCFD Guidance on Physical Climate RIsk and Opportunities An initiative from the European […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Atmospheric river may dump up to 4 feet of Sierra snow in what could be the last big storm of the season Los Angeles Times: California’s Fire-Scarred communities are bracing for the biggest storm of the season SCPR: California was in for one of the driest winters on record. Then March happened DC Bureau: Water […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: ‘Significant’ storm expected to bring steady rain to Southern California this week Sacramento Bee: Why do providers fight California’s ban on watering sidewalks? Wall Street Journal: California’s Salmon Industry Set to Take Another Hit This Season Chico Enterprise Record: David Little: Raising Shasta Dam? It’ll never happen Tehachapi News: Kiwanis Club hears about ‘California Water Fix’ Bay […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Why your water provider is fighting California’s ban on watering sidewalks Sacramento Bee: Whiteouts expected through Friday as storm continues to roll through mountains Water Deeply: Big Improvement in Predicting Drought-Busting Atmospheric Rivers Oroville Mercury Register: March storms have raised Lake Oroville level 13 feet Public Policy Institute of California: California Makes Progress on Water Accounting East County […]
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