Water Emerges as Weapon of War in Ukraine and Beyond
At the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Russian forces destroyed a concrete dam in southern Ukraine. Ukrainians had built …
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More Water Restrictions are Coming to Southern California. How to Conserve.
With the news that Southern California officials are imposing tough water-use restrictions on about 6 million people, many of us are looking …
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New East Bay Water Restrictions: What Residents Need to Know
The East Bay Municipal Utility District’s decision Tuesday to slash water usage means that residents of parts of Contra Costa …
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California Drought in Third Year
When not enough rain falls, farmers can’t grow food because the soil is too dry. Prolonged drought leads to famine …
Drought Boon or Boondoggle? Critics Blast Poseidon Desalination Plan as Crucial Vote Looms
Among the many complex arguments over water in California, one particularly heated debate centers on whether the state should seek …
Drought Boon or Boondoggle? Critics Blast Poseidon Desalination Plan as Crucial Vote Looms MORE
Opinion: The Good News in California’s Growing Water Crisis
Severe drought. Dying fish. Fallowed farmland. Disappearing groundwater. Failing wells. Communities without safe drinking water. Even longtime observers of California’s …
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Study Details How to Reduce Urban Water Use for Potential Drought Relief Throughout CA
The Pacific Institute said innovative strategies could provide drought relief and long term water resilience.
Study Details How to Reduce Urban Water Use for Potential Drought Relief Throughout CA
The Pacific Institute said innovative strategies could provide drought relief and long term water resilience.
Running on Empty: Is California Doing Enough on Drought?
California’s “wet season” officially ended with a whimper on April 1st, the last snow survey of the season showed our snowpack …
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California Could Shrink Water Use in Cities by 30% or More, Study Finds
Green lawns, old appliances and leaky pipes all consume significant amounts of California’s water, and researchers have calculated in a …
California Could Shrink Water Use in Cities by 30% or More, Study Finds MORE
Californians Urged to Save Water as State Faces Dismal Snowpack in Sierra Nevada
California is going into spring with a minuscule amount of snow in the Sierra Nevada, leaving the state in a …
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Californians Urged to Save Water as State Faces Dismal Snowpack in Sierra Nevada
California is going into spring with a minuscule amount of snow in the Sierra Nevada, leaving the state in a …
Californians Urged to Save Water as State Faces Dismal Snowpack in Sierra Nevada MORE
Snowpack Report Signals Bad News for California’s Drought
The Sierra Nevada roughly translates to “snowy mountain range” in Spanish, but as the world warms, the dense snowpack that …
Snowpack Report Signals Bad News for California’s Drought MORE
State’s Snowpack at Only 38% of Average As California Drought Deepens
California is experiencing one of the driest starts to spring in decades, data showed Friday, and absent a heavy dose …
State’s Snowpack at Only 38% of Average As California Drought Deepens MORE
S.F.’s Hydropower Supply is Under Threat
San Francisco’s water and power supply are intimate bedfellows. Nearly 20 percent of The City’s energy is generated by water …
KCBX News Update: Water Use Experts Share Conservation Tips
Governor Gavin Newsom is leaving it up to local water agencies to decide whether mandatory rationing is necessary at this …
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Calmatters: Newsom Imposes New California Water Restrictions — Leaves Details to Locals
As a dry summer looms, California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered water suppliers across California to step up their local drought …
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Newsom Imposes New California Water Restrictions — Leaves Details to Locals
As a dry summer looms, California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered water suppliers across California to step up their local drought …
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Californians Didn’t Meet Their Water Conservation Target — Is a Mandate Next?
Just as we emerge from one mandate, Californians might be facing another one. Not masks, but water.
In Russia’s War in Ukraine, Both Sides Have Attacked Water Supplies
Shortly after Vladimir Putin began his bloody invasion of Ukraine, Russian soldiers destroyed a dam in the Kherson oblast that …
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Letters to the Editor: The Drought Will Never Be Over. These Are the Changes California Must Make.
Then-Gov. Jerry Brown made a mistake in 2017 when he declared the drought over. The drought wasn’t over then, and …
California Slashes State Water Project Allocation as Year Begins With Record Dryness
Drained reservoirs. Dwindling snowpack. Bone-dry soils. After a record dry start to 2022, California water officials announced Friday that they …
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California Slashes State Water Project Allocations As Year Begins With Record Dryness
Drained reservoirs. Dwindling snowpack. Bone-dry soils. After a record dry start to 2022, California water officials announced Friday that they …
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Speaking of Water: Documenting Water Conflict with Peter Gleick
There’s a saying that wars will be fought over water. But if not outright wars, a new report reveals a …
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Climate Change Is Making Armed Conflict Worse. Here’s How.
If you’ve read the work of brave journalists in Mariupol this week, you know that the people of that city …
Climate Change Is Making Armed Conflict Worse. Here’s How. MORE
War in Ukraine Lengthens List of Violent Acts Over Water
One of the first casualties of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was not a human life. In late February, as Vladimir …
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Calmatters: Californians Used More Water as State Braces for Another Dry Year
Californians used 2.6 percent more water in January compared to before the drought emergency was declared, a sign that urban …
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As Drought Deepens, Californians are Saving Less Water
California will end winter in a perilous position as record-shattering dryness converges with lagging water conservation efforts in nearly every …
Californians Used More Water as State Braces for Another Dry Year
Californians used 2.6% more water in January compared to before the drought emergency was declared, a sign that urban residents …
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Seawater Desalination Possibly Expanding in California Amid Worsening Drought
As the pressure on California’s water supply grows more intense this summer, another urban area could begin the process of …
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Snow Falling: As Climate Warms, Overhauling California Water Projections Gains Urgency
Packed onto the slopes of the Sierra Nevada is a precious source of water for California — a frozen reservoir that climate …
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Snow Falling: As Climate Warms, Overhauling California Water Projections Gains Urgency
Packed onto the slopes of the Sierra Nevada is a precious source of water for California — a frozen reservoir that climate …
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Los Angeles Is Building a Future Where Water Won’t Run Out
A helicopter whisks off a rooftop in downtown Los Angeles, climbs above a thin layer of haze and soars over …
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California’s Drought Reckoning Could Offer Lessons for the West
The golden hills of California have turned green in recent weeks after a series of storms delivered much-needed rain and …
California’s Drought Reckoning Could Offer Lessons for the West MORE
Researchers Optimistic About New Housing Despite California Drought
It’s the decades-long conflict even our recent surge of storms can’t wash away — How to build the thousands of …
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Californians Have A Lot of Ideas For How to Get More Water. Most of Them Are Really Bad.
When it comes to water, Californians have a lot of big ideas for how to get more of it. One …
Californians Have A Lot of Ideas For How to Get More Water. Most of Them Are Really Bad. MORE
A Frenzy of Well Drilling By California Leaves Taps Running Dry
Vicki McDowell woke up on a Saturday morning in May, thinking about what she would make her son for breakfast. …
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California, Arizona and Nevada Agree to Take Less Water From Ailing Colorado River
Trying to stave off dangerously low levels of water in Lake Mead, officials in California, Arizona and Nevada have reached …
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California’s Major Reservoirs Are Still Far Drier Than Average
The just-passed atmospheric river gave California a lot of precious, badly needed water. But how well did our all-important reservoir …
California’s Major Reservoirs Are Still Far Drier Than Average MORE
Column: This Proposed Ballot Measure Would Make You Pay for the AG Industry’s Water Inefficiency
Whoever coined the phrase “Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting” didn’t have things quite right. In California, water …
Meet Six People Fighting Water Scarcity Across the Globe
The water crisis that experts have long warned about has arrived. A scientist, activist, and entrepreneur are among those on …
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California’s Drought Emergency Puts the State’s Vulnerable Communities at Risk — Again
Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide drought emergency. The declaration relaxes previous environmental regulations to facilitate emergency drought …
California’s Drought Emergency Puts the State’s Vulnerable Communities at Risk — Again MORE
Newsom Declares Statewide Drought Emergency, Urges California to Conserve Water
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide drought emergency on Tuesday, appealing to all Californians to do more to conserve water …
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Newsom Declares Drought Emergency Across California
Gov. Gavin Newsom today declared a drought emergency for the entire state of California, as conservation efforts continue to fall …
Energy Needs to Be Part of SGMA Conversation, New Report Says
As California plans for continued climate change, including the need to manage agricultural water use to comply with the Sustainable …
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New Study Shows California’s Water Usage Is Contributing to Rise of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Bay Area environmental research groups Pacific Institute and Next 10 paired up in a webinar on Sept. 28 to discuss …
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Achieving Better Balance in the Water-Energy-Climate Nexus
Trying to balance urban population growth against water scarcity, energy-consumption, and greenhouse gasses (GHGs) can feel like being stuck between …
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Could LA Water Recycling Be a Miracle for Parched West?
With severe drought strangling the West, the country’s largest water provider has embarked on a multibillion-dollar project that could help …
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A Tiny Piece of Plastic is Helping Farmers Use Far Less Water
On the bone-dry western flank of Arizona, where the Colorado River Basin meets the Mojave Desert, sit 11,000 acres of …
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Water Usage in Southern California Increased, Despite Newsom’s Call to Cut Back: Data
Water usage in parts of Southern California increased in July but saw a minor reduction statewide as Gov. Gavin Newsom requested …
Water Usage in Southern California Increased, Despite Newsom’s Call to Cut Back: Data MORE