Bay Area The Bay-Delta ecosystem is collapsing. California just unveiled rival rescue plans By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | September 29, 2023 The state remains years away from putting a plan into action.
California The world’s largest dam demolition has begun on the Klamath River By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | August 31, 2023 As four aging hydroelectric dams are demolished, tribes and communities along the Klamath River wait anxiously to see what the future holds.
climate change In controversial vote, state extends phase-out of SoCal natural gas plants through 2026 By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | August 15, 2023 Three plants in Long Beach, Huntington Beach, and Oxnard will be kept in reserve despite a state mandate to switch to clean energy by 2045.
Uncategorized California water agency under investigation for discriminating against tribes, people of color By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | August 14, 2023 A coalition alleges California has failed to protect water quality in the Bay-Delta. The EPA is investigating.
Bay Area Don’t call it ‘toilet to tap’ — California plans to turn sewage into drinking water By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | August 1, 2023 The state’s new draft rules are more than a decade in the making.
gavin newsom Building California: How will the infrastructure deal affect development, wildlife? By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | June 29, 2023 Environmentalists and project proponents agree: Infrastructure bills crafted by legislators and Newsom are a good compromise.
climate change California ranchers intentionally violated an emergency water order. Now lawmakers want to triple the fines By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | June 9, 2023 Even if fines had reached $10,000 a day, “I’m not so sure we wouldn’t have done it again,” one rancher says.
Bay Area Another California desalination plant approved — the most contentious one yet By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | November 18, 2022 State commission acknowledged the ecological risks, high costs of the water, and a divide between affluent and lower-income communities.
gavin newsom A pivot on desalination plants: California approves project in Orange County By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | October 13, 2022 After rejecting a controversial proposal in Huntington Beach, the state Coastal Commission greenlights another in Dana Point.
Bay Area California offers to reduce imports of Colorado River water By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | October 5, 2022 Imperial Valley farmers and Southern California cities would get 9% less water from the Colorado River than the amount allocated under their senior rights.