Study: Fracking Does Not Contaminate Groundwater
A new study conducted by Duke University found that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has not contaminated the groundwater in West Virginia.
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Central Valley at 100% Water Allotment for First Times Since 2006
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has allocated 100 percent water deliveries to Central Valley water districts for the first time in a decade, as the 80-degree weather this weekend causes risk of rapid snowmelt flooding.
Study: California Groundwater ‘Three Times Greater’ than Estimated
A new study conducted by Stanford researchers suggests that California has groundwater resources “three time greater” than previously estimated.
Sierra Snowpack Hits 87%, but Drought Remains
The water content of California’s Sierra Nevada snowpack — the source on roughly a third of the state’s annual potable water supply — measured 87 percent of average on Wednesday.
Attorney: Jerry Brown Should ‘Just Confess’ in Oil Scandal
Patricia Oliver, the attorney who uncovered Jerry Brown’s use of state oil and gas experts to search for oil on his family’s private property, told Breitbart News on Thursday that the California governor should “just confess.”
California Drought: Central Valley Sinking Fast, Nasa Warns
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab has released new research revealing that huge swaths of the Central Valley are sinking at the rate of up to two inches per month due to accelerating groundwater pumping in the fourth year of the California drought.
L.A. Times: Drought ‘Serious, But Hardly a Disaster’
Writing for the Los Angeles Times, reporter Thomas Curwen called California’s historic, four-year-long drought “serious, but hardly a disaster.”
Disaster: California’s Sierra Nevada Snowpack Hits 0% of Normal
California’s record drought took a stunning turn for the worse last week: on Thursday, the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains officially disappeared.
‘Super El Niño’ Wouldn’t Be Enough to End California Drought
With all the upbeat predictions, it might be easy for Californians to think the four-year-long drought is finally coming to an end. But Bob Yamada, water resources manager at the San Diego County Water Authority, says Californians should keep the champagne corked, at least in the short term.
Drought: CA Central Valley Sinking Fast as Farmers Dig Deeper Water Wells
California’s Central Valley has long been disproportionately affected by the state’s severe drought.
NASA: California Has One Year of Water Left
In an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, NASA senior water scientist Jay Famiglietti warned that California only has about one year’s worth of water supply left in its snowpack, reservoirs, and groundwater storage. If conservation efforts are not ramped up, and soon, the state could be facing a full-blown “crisis.”
Agencies Increases CA Water Allocation to 20% After Storms
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) raised the annual water allocation it provides to the State Water Project (SWP) to 20 percent on Monday following several large storms that have brought much-needed rain to northern California’s reservoirs.
