The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announces that farmers in the Klamath Basin on the California-Oregon border will receive limited water this summer.
Ian James
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Newsom urged Californians to cut water use by 15%. In February they saved less than 1%
Californians reduced urban water use by half a percent in February, a far cry from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s voluntary conservation goal of 15%.
Posted inEnvironment
With no respite from drought, officials call upon Californians to conserve water
Citing meager winter rainfall and snow, California officials are urging residents to conserve water as the state contends with a third year of severe drought.
Posted inEnvironment
California agriculture takes $1.2 billion hit during drought, losing 8,700 farm jobs, researchers find
California’s agriculture industry saw $1.2 billion in costs and the loss of more than 8,700 jobs due to drought last year, according to a new report.
Posted inEnvironment
Western megadrought is worst in 1,200 years, intensified by climate change, study finds
The West is experiencing its most severe megadrought in a millennium, according to a new study. Scientists say climate change is playing a major role.
Posted inEnvironment
California adopts drought rules outlawing water wasting, with fines of up to $500
California’s latest drought rules prohibit running sprinklers after rain or overwatering that sends runoff coursing into city streets.
Posted inCoast Life
Will winter storms end California’s drought? Officials conduct first snow survey
Storms in December pushed California snowpack to 160% of average, giving a boost to the state’s drought-depleted water supplies.
Posted inEnvironment
As drought persists, Californians are ‘backsliding’ in effort to conserve water
As drought persists, Californians reduced water use 3.9% in September. That reduction was smaller than in August, when Californians used 5% less.
Posted inEnvironment
Did a wayward ship anchor cause Orange County oil spill? Here’s what we know
The offshore waters along the Orange and Los Angeles county coasts are teeming with cargo ships waiting to get into the ports of L.A. and Long Beach, and the Coast Guard is investigating the possibility that one of them dragged its anchor across a pipeline running from the Port of Long Beach to an offshore oil platform.