2026-08-02T05:41:37Z https://yabu.me Ian James https://yabu.me/npub18jcr5zy6t92q3paevc8jw3uvr4hf227gxrq8c8gd735mgg9dyhnq58xtzk https://assets.journa.host/accounts/avatars/109/366/603/153/451/669/original/2477609b69b3c904.png https://assets.journa.host/accounts/avatars/109/366/603/153/451/669/original/2477609b69b3c904.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0tmmycuagkr4qts0rwj9kmsrfpl5508ugj5nzn04x7e8y3t6hq5gzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7v6kgt74 Trump administration releases long-awaited 10-year plan for dwindling Colorado River <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-07-31/trump-administration-colorado-river-plan">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-07-31/trump-administration-colorado-river-plan</a> 2026-07-31T16:18:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvv0yfnwjh50pv4hshjnn3x2q5uava5pxhl7fm2fk8r38ap3uywcgzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7v9q9uuw The Trump administration plans to increase the water it’s sending to Central Valley farmlands from Shasta Lake this year. Environmental and fishing groups say this threatens to harm salmon by depriving them of vital cold water. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-05-21/california-water-salmon-trump-dam-plan">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-05-21/california-water-salmon-trump-dam-plan</a> 2026-05-21T15:19:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxnku8pysfd6mfdvm3luermyt3hna7adqymg3dzlhk2ktsxep57fgzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vjlutn9 How failing negotiations could spiral into a bitter fight over the Colorado River<br/><br/>As the deadlock persists, the chances of a court battle are growing. Arizona&#39;s negotiator says without a deal, a lawsuit is likely. <br/><br/>I spoke with Colorado&#39;s governor about the impasse:<br/><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-02-05/colorado-river-negotiations-failing">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-02-05/colorado-river-negotiations-failing</a> 2026-02-05T18:48:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswp50uxajwmy9um57xhsmwrpeglxtnn9yjwh6d9auw7gz43ajkssczyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vjrppxv The Trump administration&#39;s plan to pump more water in California is ill-conceived and harmful, lawmakers say <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-12-15/trump-water-pumping-congress">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-12-15/trump-water-pumping-congress</a> 2025-12-16T03:27:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgnf7revfupwsycsx02quh8z7rpy57zfqa5gj9jzenetythgawptgzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vrxr405 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqsawgtzpk8f0adyur9k898lydt67g0ylerd7acp278c9zxs878c9pxtmv'>nevent1q…xtmv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;It’s scientific censorship at its worst,&#34; <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ke2t2uektgmf5aez9ppycj66zpgdrhkqstce4zzwdnecl204exnqrsmeew" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Peter Gleick</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ke2…meew</span>)</a></span> says. &#34;This is the modern version of book burning.&#34; <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-07-01/trump-us-climate-website">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-07-01/trump-us-climate-website</a> 2025-07-01T14:07:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqqsawgtzpk8f0adyur9k898lydt67g0ylerd7acp278c9zxs878czyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vm5z5p2 The Trump administration has shut down a federal website on climate change, taking down congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment reports and extensive information on how global warming is affecting the country. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-07-01/trump-us-climate-website">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-07-01/trump-us-climate-website</a> 2025-07-01T14:04:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg47s865ann5xceva7fl7nemjyxawlejykqp2kht2hsvx8gj473zgzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vkn3z2c The company that sells Arrowhead bottled water has won a court ruling overturning a decision by California regulators, who had ordered it to stop piping millions of gallons of water from a national forest. The judge ruled the state water board &#34;exceeded its authority.&#34; <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-05-08/arrowhead-bottled-water-ruling">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-05-08/arrowhead-bottled-water-ruling</a> 2025-05-08T15:51:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp4xfxfvy29gf8qsmj72xv3vf5k2p8x0577gm5wpsc0f3qacm9udczyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7v6da7fh National forests are on the chopping block. Trump’s order to expand U.S. timber production includes all of California’s national forests. “This is a thinly veiled attempt to ramp up logging on our national forests, bypass environmental laws, and line the pockets of the timber industry.” <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-04-12/trumps-timber-production-california-national-forests">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-04-12/trumps-timber-production-california-national-forests</a> 2025-04-12T15:54:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxa2cvuhdgnhrffataj2a3wn3tkphum4kgaqu8gdgemzjzcm84aqqzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vju7zam “Depraved and mind-blowing”: Water officials knew that opening dams to meet Trump’s wishes was ill-advised. Here’s why it happened anyway:<br/><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-03-13/trump-army-corps-dam-water-dumped">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-03-13/trump-army-corps-dam-water-dumped</a> 2025-03-13T14:12:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsftyy5v5njk9majpvhglmramu30k5p8xgq7rzd2mnpu6968ud9qdqzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vt4h7lv &#34;For a political photo op and a social media post, the Trump administration has thrown away billions of gallons of California water.&#34; <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ke2t2uektgmf5aez9ppycj66zpgdrhkqstce4zzwdnecl204exnqrsmeew" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Peter Gleick</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ke2…meew</span>)</a></span> says it was “a needlessly self-destructive action purely for political showmanship.” <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-02-03/trump-administration-dams-release-water">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-02-03/trump-administration-dams-release-water</a> 2025-02-04T01:13:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2tv2g406v2fglq328wue8yvckpnt9da0cnwelv9gspqkt8dcksqzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7v6nl8cn Acting on Trump&#39;s order, the Army Corps of Engineers opened up two California dams <br/><br/>&#34;It’s very strange and it’s disturbing that, after decades of careful local, state and federal coordination, some federal agencies are starting to unilaterally manipulate California’s water supply.&#34; <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ke2t2uektgmf5aez9ppycj66zpgdrhkqstce4zzwdnecl204exnqrsmeew" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Peter Gleick</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ke2…meew</span>)</a></span> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-31/trump-california-dams-opened-up">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-31/trump-california-dams-opened-up</a> 2025-02-01T01:18:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqu0nyu0zrq6ldc4gz255t88m8c0kmxmud8pfwayup8675zqtgytszyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vhkxxvq Adel Hagekhalil has been ousted by the Metropolitan Water District&#39;s board after a seven-month investigation into allegations of sexism that exposed deep divisions within the agency. Hagekhalil denies wrongdoing. His lawyer says he will &#34;pursue all his legal options.&#34; <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-29/mwd-manager-investigation">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-29/mwd-manager-investigation</a> 2025-01-30T00:18:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz7vw5z0sxpcntsm5ugdum6qahumjteqdsp7eqmxe09a54tyhcdagzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vtyrhk0 &#34;Whoever Trump puts in now will be viewed as loyalists, and that undermines the entire system,&#34; one of the fired watchdogs told The Washington Post: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/24/trump-fire-inspectors-general-federal-agencies/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/24/trump-fire-inspectors-general-federal-agencies/</a> 2025-01-28T01:17:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsprhxhd3pr485dyn360dcxs6lu5y6zvuz92qr4tzrhrn682g4hz8czyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vgng8x3 Peter Gleick says Trump’s order on California water policy “is what you get when you mix bluster, ignorance, and disinformation.”<br/><br/>“He doesn’t really have a clue how California water systems work,” Gleick said. “If he cared about California water, which he doesn’t really, he would pay attention to climate change.” <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ke2t2uektgmf5aez9ppycj66zpgdrhkqstce4zzwdnecl204exnqrsmeew" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Peter Gleick</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ke2…meew</span>)</a></span> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-23/trump-california-water-policy">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-23/trump-california-water-policy</a> 2025-01-23T17:00:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspy9605ewwe92s8e8f37xlh496aacxjt95hgskqwc4cq6f7zaquqczyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vurxd02 Trump wants to upend California water policy. State officials say it could do harm. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-23/trump-california-water-policy">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-23/trump-california-water-policy</a> 2025-01-23T16:50:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfwp6g6t53kjc4xmt3u0pl5v3hr0wdeq2p47vj5tq75ke7j484shczyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vlqjyuf In his latest column, my colleague Sammy Roth examines new developments in the rebranding of Cadiz Inc.: <br/><br/>Green hydrogen or greenwashing? Mojave water scheme takes new twist <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2024-11-14/column-green-hydrogen-or-greenwashing-mojave-water-scheme-takes-new-twist-boiling-point">https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2024-11-14/column-green-hydrogen-or-greenwashing-mojave-water-scheme-takes-new-twist-boiling-point</a> 2024-11-18T19:25:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphnsfn2twxecc8vx50y5wurzv9k39pr73tzecvggt8u4x8mr6mhczyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7v4f9rsv Trump campaign denies and revokes journalists’ election night credentials after critical coverage <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/05/media/trump-revokes-journalists-election-night-credentials/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/05/media/trump-revokes-journalists-election-night-credentials/index.html</a> 2024-11-06T14:47:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ry0yg8t44kpuc2ashes4446xm2tvnu86q39rlxdyva343rx8yxgzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vqyn6zn Invasive golden mussels have been found in North America for first time, posing a threat in California’s Delta <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-02/invasive-golden-mussels-invade-california-delta-first-time-in-north-america">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-02/invasive-golden-mussels-invade-california-delta-first-time-in-north-america</a> 2024-11-05T01:38:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspmem4rctqf8elz6qrpvngcrjawgd7s5tqyftdrzcpd72kmycmy8qzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vrunqlr The Biden and Newsom administrations will soon adopt new rules for California’s major water delivery systems that will determine how much water may be pumped while providing protections for imperiled fish species. The proposed changes are controversial. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-10-26/new-california-water-rules-are-being-written-amid-controversy">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-10-26/new-california-water-rules-are-being-written-amid-controversy</a> 2024-10-26T15:09:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd0q5wcfmnvnl0sxh4lj3p9k75dk5896jmhq5pg0m3kmzsakw57cszyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7v9psl3p Just weeks after the removal of dams restored a free-flowing Klamath River, salmon have made their way upstream to begin spawning and have been spotted in Oregon for the first time in more than a century. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-10-19/klamath-salmon-thriving">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-10-19/klamath-salmon-thriving</a> 2024-10-19T16:08:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs900fy5hswr30jygfqaycuj9c7jlrd0sdw993w9alafmvkg272d2czyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vfgjppv California water regulators are cracking down on a second farming area in the San Joaquin Valley for failing to take adequate steps to curb overpumping that is depleting groundwater and causing the land to sink. In some areas, the ground has sunk as much as 7 feet since 2015. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-09-21/california-puts-another-farm-area-on-groundwater-probation">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-09-21/california-puts-another-farm-area-on-groundwater-probation</a> 2024-09-21T14:13:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsryxyctt2qwvsq4jpajq5agjlmf02thwj7p0dltrgzcw3r5h3xq9qzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7v4qcguy Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lows <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/worst-drought-record-lowers-amazon-rivers-all-time-lows-2024-09-18/">https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/worst-drought-record-lowers-amazon-rivers-all-time-lows-2024-09-18/</a> 2024-09-20T15:41:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsde79kp2hs4lcma9wdyxmr2w3y02evxrh7acjwwlh48h0234xyguszyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vhwj7jp Rising from shrinking saline lakes and fallowed farm fields, the West&#39;s worsening dust storms threaten public health — Important reporting by Felicity Barringer: <a href="https://andthewest.stanford.edu/2024/rising-from-dead-and-dying-lakes-western-dust-storms-menace-species-drivers-and-public-health/">https://andthewest.stanford.edu/2024/rising-from-dead-and-dying-lakes-western-dust-storms-menace-species-drivers-and-public-health/</a> 2024-09-19T22:38:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsppgsjy2l64t6sfvvu6we7k8p7cfqwvcj6sjch40menega4pdkmfgzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vqwzue5 In today&#39;s L.A. Times:<br/><br/>A sudden shutoff of water has dried up the Kern River in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-09-19/thousands-of-fish-die-as-kern-river-dries-up-in-bakersfield">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-09-19/thousands-of-fish-die-as-kern-river-dries-up-in-bakersfield</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/113/165/895/842/820/938/original/eab41f2a58a08716.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-19T19:35:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvzd6063pnlu8hnjwgrvk3pu4hnlssrf0l2ykjnevvyjnl7737dugzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vmgq39e The last of the four dams have been breached, and the Klamath River is flowing freely in its channel for the first time in more than a century. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-28/klamath-river-dam-removal-completed">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-28/klamath-river-dam-removal-completed</a> 2024-08-28T23:46:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy85n8haec9hn0lkpnr9helk9f00l6kk6mf28nptd5q9ydw7wu2kgzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7v0lrwyz The largest dam removal project in U.S. history is nearing completion. Crews have almost finished dismantling the last of the four dams on the Klamath River. In mid-August, I saw excavators carving away at remnants of two dams — Iron Gate and Copco No. 1. Soon workers will clear channels, reestablishing a free-flowing stretch of the river for the first time in more than a century.<br/> <img src="https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/113/038/055/093/579/589/original/0d493fd59bdf9324.png"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/113/038/066/897/783/951/original/0ecfdc946dd78cde.png"> <br/> 2024-08-28T05:48:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg4ta2unalkqlgz2hzuxpgvcxsqvyxjz8vlt8l60akjgv4v7e0epczyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7v3aya39 From the Middle East to Latin America, water-related violence is on the rise. Newly compiled data from the Pacific Institute&#39;s Water Conflict Chronology shows 2023 was a record year. <br/><br/>&#34;It is urgent that we work to reduce the threat of water-related violence.&#34; <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ke2t2uektgmf5aez9ppycj66zpgdrhkqstce4zzwdnecl204exnqrsmeew" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Peter Gleick</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ke2…meew</span>)</a></span> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2024-08-22/boiling-point-water-conflicts-increasing-boiling-point">https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2024-08-22/boiling-point-water-conflicts-increasing-boiling-point</a> 2024-08-22T15:25:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8pqz2z027m87ktykzq5gmngvn5gm0swlcnq9wqcrgzak4euu94czyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vx8l4en The U.S. Forest Service has ordered the company that sells Arrowhead bottled water to shut down its pipeline that draws water from springs in the San Bernardino Mountains. The decision could end the long fight over the company&#39;s extraction of water from public lands. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-07/arrowhead-bottled-water-permit">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-07/arrowhead-bottled-water-permit</a> 2024-08-07T18:25:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdwwzd3z4xhfk0xawr37wsrz8uurng5mcly0txsq7qz9qlmqghhqgzyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7vut9zd2 California’s spring-run Chinook salmon were already in the midst of a population crash before the Park fire exploded into the state’s fourth-largest wildfire in history. Biologists now worry the fire could push the fish closer to extinction by scorching forests along creeks that provide critical spawning habitat. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-06/park-fire-threatens-critical-california-salmon-habitat">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-06/park-fire-threatens-critical-california-salmon-habitat</a> 2024-08-06T15:09:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgnzz93c55f6ca96uxqqa265u2jgfx9kym85ev2m9vl6gaf60zmvszyq7tqwsgnfv4gzy8h9nq7f683swka9fteqcvqlqaph6xndpq45j7v5us88l &#34;The new study shows we need dramatically new thinking about water. Instead of doubling down on the failed water policies of the 20th century, the Newsom administration has the rare opportunity to pivot to new approaches and a new vision for California water.&#34; <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ke2t2uektgmf5aez9ppycj66zpgdrhkqstce4zzwdnecl204exnqrsmeew" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Peter Gleick</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ke2…meew</span>)</a></span> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-07-31/california-water-supplies-will-shrink-over-the-next-20-years">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-07-31/california-water-supplies-will-shrink-over-the-next-20-years</a> 2024-07-31T21:47:07Z