Despite California’s Long Drought, Trillions of Gallons of Rainwater Wastefully Flowing into Sea
California’s rainy season could be the wettest in 40 years, but experts say the state is missing a major opportunity …
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Why California’s Droughts and Floods Will Only Get Worse
The Golden State’s had a harsh winter. Between October 1 and March 3, most California weather stations across the state …
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February Storms Wash Away Drought Conditions. Will San Diegans Continue to Conserve?
February storms have left California flush with water, relieving concerns the state could quickly slip back into the drought conditions …
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Push for Salton Sea Restoration Stalls Drought Plans in the West — We Get the Latest
A Southern California irrigation district with the highest-priority rights to water from a major Western river is using its power …
Push for Salton Sea Restoration Stalls Drought Plans in the West — We Get the Latest MORE
Disputes Over Water Will be an Increasing Source of International Tension
It has become a cliché of doom-mongering: future wars will be over water. The forecast is old enough to face …
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California Touts Desalination, but Take It With a Grain of Salt
Slimming down a $17 billion plan to shunt water from Northern California to the arid south has the state considering …
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Bid To Secure Cash For The Salton Sea Stalls Colorado River Drought Plan
A California irrigation district with the highest-priority rights to Colorado River water is using its power to demand federal funds …
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Press Democrat Editorial: California Needs to Save More of Its Rainwater
The amount of rain that has fallen on California this winter is prodigious — 18 trillion gallons, enough water to …
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Salton Sea Money Demand Clogs Up Colorado River Drought Plans
California’s Salton Sea is a complicated place that’s not well known outside the Golden State, but its imperiled status has …
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Wet Winter Mostly Wasted in California
California’s wet winter has dumped at estimated 18 trillion gallons of rain in February alone. But much of it is …
California Wastes Most of Its Rainwater, Which Simply Goes down the Drain
California’s wet winter has dumped an estimated 18 trillion gallons of rain in February alone. But much of it is …
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The History of Poisoning the Well
It was a sultry-hot Sunday in August 2014 when ISIS came to the Iraqi town of Snune. Roaring around the …
Imperial Irrigation District ties Colorado River plan to Salton Sea funds. Make it happen.
The Imperial Irrigation District holds among the oldest and largest rights to water from the Colorado River and is using …
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Speaking of Water – Looking back at 2018, Ahead to 2019
Water continues to be among the biggest stories of our era, and there are waves of change ahead.
Slaking the World’s Thirst with Seawater Dumps Toxic Brine in Oceans
The salt and chemicals in the brine left over from desalination can threaten local marine ecosystems…
Sustainable Development Update – February 2019 #3
For decades, California has led the world in efforts to reduce the energy consumption of appliances and buildings…
Peter Gleick Wants to Solve the Water Crisis Yesterday
Peter Gleick is the founder and emeritus director of the Pacific Institute in Berkeley, California, and perhaps the world’s leading …
Making Salty Water Drinkable Also Makes Brine
About 700 million people worldwide lack reliable access to fresh water, a number which might grow due to population growth …
Fawning Over ‘Fiji Water Girl’ Ignores The Evils Of Bottled Water
While the Internet fawned over Fiji Water Girl, one of the models hired to pass out bottled drinks and photobomb …
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California Water Board Outlines $606M Bill Assistance Program
To subsidize drinking water bills for poor households, California regulators recommend new taxes on bottled water and incomes above $1 …
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California’s Droughts Hurt Fight Against Climate Change. Study Tells Us Why
Recent droughts across the West have belted drinking-water supplies, withered crops and fanned deadly wildfires.They’ve also squeezed hydroelectric facilities…
The West Coast’s Biggest Bird Oasis is Dying. Will it Be Saved?
During migration season, birds pack the wetlands at the edge of the Salton Sea. Ducks dive, pelicans skim across the …
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An Unexpected Side Effect of Drought: Higher Carbon Emissions.
During the darkest days of the drought that has gripped the western U.S. since the early 2000s, fires raged and …
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7 Striking Photos That Sum Up Our Turbulent World In 2018
From a fearless 15-year-old standing up to world leaders on climate change to the tragedy of California’s wildfires, these images …
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The U.S. and Mexico Pledge Tough Security After Group of Migrants Tried to Cross Border. A dire U.S. government climate …
Tunnel Vision: This Water Plan Might Make a Splash in the Delta
A long-debated water plan that could change the course—literally—of water in California, will be up for a vote by the …
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Counting Homes Cut Off From Water Is A Data Collection Nightmare
Earlier this year, state regulators sent California’s roughly 3,000 community water systems an annual report that included what the authors …
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Voters Rejected Proposition 3. Where Now on Water?
California voters have rejected Proposition 3, the $8.9 billion water bond, sending a message to politicians. But what is that …
Untangling the Complexities of California’s Proposition 3 Water Bond
The $8.9 billion bond measure on the November 6 ballot covers a lot of ground on water issues. It also …
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How Water, Rather than Oil, Could Spark Conflict in the Middle East
With 5% of the world’s population but only 1% of global freshwater, the Middle East has long been identified as …
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Water Conflicts Worldwide Threaten Peace Amid Efforts to Preserve Resources
Conflicts over water are on the rise across the globe as populations balloon in Asia and Africa, new dams alter …
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Hard Lessons at the Salton Sea from the First 15 Years of the Massive Qsa Water Deal
Oct. 10 marked the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Quantification Settlement Agreement (QSA). The QSA created the nation’s …
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The Salton Sea Is Shrinking Even Faster, and California Still Hasn’t Done Much to Fix It
In November 2015, there was a rare celebration at the Salton Sea. More than 100 people gathered on a dry …
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Water Is Free. Why Do Americans Spend Billions on the Bottled Stuff?
According to the Beverage Marketing Corporation, bottled water was an $18.5 billion industry in the U.S. in 2017….
The Water Crises Aren’t Coming—They’re Here
For eons, the earth has had the same amount of water—no more, no less. What the ancient Romans used for …
San Francisco Is Fighting California’s Plan to Save Salmon. Wait. What?
California water officials are poised to approve a revolutionary plan that could redefine the way water is allocated.
5 Easy Ways to Eliminate Plastic From Your Travels
No matter how good travel may be for the soul, it’s not always great for the environment….
Capturing Stormwater and Other Worthwhile Pursuits
For thirsty cities, stormwater is a valued resource to shore up water supplies and adapt to climate change…
Survival of North America’s Desert Wetlands Depends on Lake Mead
La Cienega de Santa Clara, sitting at the edge of the Sonoran Desert in northwestern Mexico…
Audubon Urges California to Implement New Salton Sea Funds
The area surrounding the Salton Sea is home to more than 650,000 people. As the water levels in the sea …
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How Communities Are Turning Stormwater From a Liability to an Asset
A new report from the Pacific Institute outlines creative collaborations and policy changes needed to better scale stormwater solutions…
In Deep Water: Water Economy is Threatened by Climate Change
Water is so precious because it is limited by nature. The science of water economy studies the way in which …
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Southern California’s Coastal Communities Could Lose 130 Feet of Cliffs This Century as Sea Levels Rise
It’s not just beaches and sand that are disappearing as the ocean pushes inland. Sea level rise is also eating …
Lawrence Berkeley Scientists Find a Cool Way to Save Water
Saving water may be as simple as changing the type of roof you have, two scientists in Berkeley discovered…
Scientists Track the Role of Water Resources in Global Conflicts
When it comes to conflict over water resources, the stories are as different as the cultures and the context…
How the Colorado River’s Future Could Hinge on a Little-known California Election
A few thousand votes in California’s Imperial Valley could have major consequences for millions of people who depend…
California’s Only Sea is Dying and Now Threatening Children
The Salton Sea is steadily disappearing, and communities near it are literally being left in the dust…
Heavy Pumping Strains Desert Water Supply
Water pumped from hundreds of wells has transformed the desert of the Coachella Valley into a lush patchwork…
Bottled Water and the Damage Done: Coping With Plastic Pollution
Turn to the nation’s most objective and informative daily environmental news resource to learn how the United States and key …
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