By Charming Evelyn On a recent trip to Los Angeles City Hall, I couldn’t help but stop in wonder at the beautiful sight of the Los Angeles Native Toyon trees filled with red berries that populated the front lawn of City Hall. The Toyon is the official plant of the...
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Water for Peace: World Water Day 2024
By SK Bulander With half of the world’s population experiencing water scarcity for at least a month a year,1 we are teetering on the brink of a global crisis. Our freshwater sources are stretched thinner and thinner as our populations grow and climate change...
Vandenberg – Phantom Rocket Launches
By Leslie Purcell The United States Space Force recently released a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposal by the Phantom Space Corporation for up to 48 launches a year, from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in Santa Barbara County, of expendable rockets...
Newsom’s Salmon Strategy Doubles Down on Harmful Water Policy
By Erin Woolley Last week, Governor Newsom released a strategy aimed at reversing the decline in California’s salmon population. The document sets forward six priorities and lists 71 actions to build healthier, thriving salmon populations in California. Many of the...
The Water We Eat! (Our Edible Water Footprint)
An overview of growing an edible garden with limited water. Minimal Water, Maximum Food Production (at home or for the home gardener) By Kalyn Simon We all (hopefully) know the moment of bliss when you bite into a fresh plum or pick the first vine-ripened tomato of...
The Color of Water Initiative
By Water Hub @ Climate Nexus The Color of Water Initiative was created by the Water Hub to build voice and visibility for people of color in the water movement. Our goal is to connect reporters with a more diverse set of experts, and build capacity for these experts...
Stopping the Harms: Newsom Undermines His Own 30×30 Goals
By Mahtisa Djahangiri What is 30x30? 30x30 is the global movement to protect 30% of our planet’s land and water by 2030 as a stepping stone toward protecting at least half of the Earth by 2050. 30x30 aims to protect and restore biodiversity, expand access to nature,...
Where the Jobs Are: Water Agencies are Hiring
By Alec Mackie, Guest writer After two years of hefty rainfall, our reservoirs are refilling and California’s water outlook is looking better. Our next big water challenge is a shrinking workforce as specialized workers have reached retirement age and are leaving....
Ecological Impacts of Southern California’s Thirst on the Owens Valley Region
By Jackson Goulding “There it is. Take it”. William Mulholland, mastermind behind the now 110 year old Los Angeles Aqueduct, spoke these words as water first surged down through the channel and began to make its way towards Southern California. Now over a century...
Hydrogen: Not a Silver Bullet Climate Solution
By Teresa Cheng, California Field Manager Hydrogen has been touted as a clean energy panacea to replace polluting sources including gas plants, airplanes and heavy industry. The Biden administration has infused billions of dollars to kickstart the budding hydrogen...