California Drought Is Not Lifting
Another dry winter forces political pressure for action.
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California Drought – Town Hall – What is the New Normal?
California Drought Responses Must Feed Water Strategy Long-Term The drought emergency could be a cauldron for new water management ideas and practices, according to a panel of experts. An increasingly acute social and ecological disaster, California’s drought emergency is an opportunity for officials, regulators, and managers to rethink a complex system of water rights, groundwater […]
The Stream, March 20: $1 Billion in Emergency Funding for California Drought Announced
The Global Rundown The United Nations has unveiled a report that demonstrates how lack of water access disproportionately affects women. California Governor Jerry Brown and top lawmakers have unveiled $US 1 billion in emergency drought spending. Kenya has started a national fund to improve water access, with government agencies, NGOs and businesses all participating. Finally, […]
The Stream, March 18: Clean Energy Increases California’s Water Footprint
The Global Rundown An increase in biofuel use is driving up California’s water footprint for energy, and household leaks in the United States lose billions of cubic meters of water each year. Contaminated water and juices are spreading typhoid fever in Uganda, and residents of Vanuatu are running out of food and water. Water managers […]
The Stream, March 13: One Year of Water in California’s Reservoirs
The Global Rundown California‘s reservoirs have only one year’s supply of water left, while Russia‘s Lake Baikal is at a record low and infected with algae. A number of people have died as a result of flooding in Angola. Suez Environnement will bring 40 of their global brands under one name, and one of Jupiter‘s moons […]
Infographic: Too Warm to Snow in California, Oregon, and Washington
Snowpack in February 2015 was pitifully low in the Cascades and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges. By Kaye LaFond Circle of Blue The Cascades and the Sierra Nevada, two major mountain ranges in the American West, experienced record-high temperatures in February 2015. In most areas, even in the middle of winter, it was too warm to […]
California Drought Cuts Farm Water Allocation to Zero for Second Consecutive Year
The Central Valley prepares for an unprecedented shortage.
The Stream, February 12: High Levels of Benzene in California Fracking Waste Water
The Global Rundown Fracking waste water in California is showing off-the-charts benzene contamination, and residents of Detroit suburbs will likely see a huge hike in water rates. The United Nations is funding flood relief in Malawi, and the European Union and Unicef are funding a training center for water workers in Angola. Lawmakers in South Carolina are […]
California Drought: A Dry January Closes and Dread Mounts
Snowpack in the already-parched state is near record lows, just 25 percent of normal.
Federal Water Tap, January 26: Bureau of Reclamation Releases 2015 California Drought Plan
The Rundown California drought plan has three goals. India and the United States cooperate on clean energy. Industry and regulators agree to phase out copper brakes while the uranium industry faces new rules to protect groundwater. At the same time, pollution is rising in America’s aquifers. The political crisis in Yemen has environmental roots. A […]
The Stream, January 22: California Drought Unlikely to Break This Rainy Season
The Global Rundown After some promising rainstorms to close out 2014, California has returned to dry weather. One of the state’s fiercest water wars, however, may be coming to an end. China says Beijing’s tap water is safe following the arrival of supplies from the South-North transfer project, and the China Development Bank is planning […]
Important California Water Infrastructure Talks Start This Week
State and local agencies plan to invest billions in new assets.
