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California drought enters dangerous territory. Whats ahead for fish, farms and cities Sacramento Bee 1 hr ago Dale Kasler and Ryan Sabalow, The Sacramento Bee May 27—In just a few weeks, Californias water conditions have gone from bad to terrible. Sacramento residents have been asked to cut water usage 10%. Their counterparts on the Russian River are being told to reduce their consumption 20%. Farmers across the Central Valley are letting fields lie fallow and dismantling th...

click to enlarge Chart by CALMatters/Flourish 2021 is shaping up to be a really dry year. Last month was the third-driest year on record with a total precipitation of 10 inches. When James Brumder and his wife Louise Gonzalez moved into their home tucked up against the mountains northeast of Los Angeles, he applied all his know-how to the task of undoing the thirsty garden they inherited. Brumder, who worked for a commercial land...

A once-buzzing steel mill off Saddle Creek in the heart of Omaha is one step closer to getting new life. But before researchers, investors and startup founders can occupy the space, construction crews need to build it. Sign up for our Newsletters UNMC announced the development team Tuesday that it chose to spearhead the project: Omaha-based GreenSlate and Denver-based Koelbel. It's a $45 million investment that takes advantage of the site's tax...

Julie Cart and Rachel Becker Cal Matters When James Brumder and his wife Louise Gonzalez moved into their home tucked up against the mountains northeast of Los Angeles, he applied all his know-how to the task of undoing the thirsty garden they inherited. Brumder, who worked for a commercial landscaping company, pulled up their weedy, unkempt lawn in Altadena and replaced it with native grasses, filled in garden beds with species that could make a living off the region’s fickle rainfall, insta...

President David Anderson announces intent to retire in 2023 St. Olaf College President David R. Anderson ’74 has announced his intent to retire after the 2022–23 academic year. “It is not common for the conversation about a leadership transition at a college to begin openly this far in advance of the event itself, but as the Board of Regents charts the future of this college and plans for its next leader, it is important to have time to gather input and prepare the college for...

Andersen Named One of Americas Best Employers for Diversity 2021 by Forbes News provided by Share this article Share this article BAYPORT, Minn., Apr. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Andersen Corporation has been named a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity 2021. The honorees were chosen based on an independent survey by Statista Inc. - respondents were asked questions regarding the topics of age, gender equality, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQA+ and general diversity concerning their employer. Andersen ...

California Drought Debate: Critics Push For Statewide Emergency Declaration CBS Sacramento 4 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS Sacramento Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced Mendocino and Sonoma counties are in a drought emergency. “We are experiencing drought conditions throughout the vast majority of the state,” Newsom said. Despite those conditions, Newsom did not declare an emergency for the entire state. Republican Senator Andreas Borgeas Chair of the state’s Ag...

/PRNewswire/ -- Andersen Corporation and its subsidiaries have been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy...

By Jack Kulp We’re headed into the second dry year in a row here in California. That’s according to UC Davis environmental engineering professor Jay Lund. The whole West Coast has been locked into a drought that started in 1999. It’s called a megadrought. The “March Miracle”, enough rainfall to get us ahead, never happened. 90% of California is locked into drought conditions. The snowpack in the Sierra, responsible for much of the state’s water supply, never materialized either. It...

Little snow and rain mean drought - fire danger, calls for water conservation in California FacebookTwitterEmail California’s wet season is coming to a close without a much-sought “March miracle” storm, setting the stage for a painful escalation of drought in the coming months. The April 1 snow survey, which measures the peak accumulation of snow in the Sierra and southern Cascades just before it melts, will show only about 60% of average snowpack. California relies on this snow to fill i...