Mar 15 California drought ends after seven years By John Antczak, Associated Press More than 93 percent of the state is free of drought or dryness, the U.S. Drought Monitor said in its weekly update. Continue reading
Jul 16 Why 96 million plastic ‘shade balls’ dumped into the LA Reservoir may not save water By Amanda Grennell In 2015, officials poured 96 million "shade balls" into the Los Angeles Reservoir to improve water quality and save water. The video went viral, but those shade balls may have used more water than they saved, MIT scientists reported Monday. Continue reading
Mar 16 How California is preparing for a future full of extreme weather By Michael Rios There's no end in sight for California's extreme weather. Gov. Jerry Brown has requested $437 million to prepare for it. Continue reading
Feb 10 What engineers are doing about the 300-foot hole in California’s Oroville Dam spillway By Dave Berndtson Heavy rains are washing away California’s drought, but now a new problem has surfaced for state officials. Continue reading
Jan 26 Nearly half of California is no longer in a drought By Michael Rios By comparison, only 5 percent of the state was drought-free one year ago, according to the United States Drought Monitor. Continue reading
Jan 14 California begins to emerge from its five-year drought By Michael Rios Despite some improvements in drought conditions, California Gov. Jerry Brown is not ready to ease or rescind the drought state of emergency declaration he made in 2014. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 6:48 Could California’s drought make residents sick? By PBS News Hour As California's five-year drought continues, the community of East Porterville has become an epicenter for the state's water shortage. Of the 1,800 homes located in the town, nearly 500 have lost wells that provided water for bathing and washing food. Continue watching
May 27 Trump vows to ‘open up the water’ in drought-stricken California By Jill Colvin and Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told California voters Friday that he can solve their water crisis, declaring that: "There is no drought."… Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 54:34 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 3, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, voters cast ballots on issues ranging from pot legalization to Airbnb limits. Also: The company behind the Keystone XL pipeline asks to suspend a review of its plans, a look ahead at the global climate summit,… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 9:46 Is desalination the future of drought relief in California? By PBS News Hour San Diego is set to soon start supplying itself with millions of gallons a day of fresh, drinkable water, using saltwater from the Pacific Ocean, converted by a brand new desalination plant. As California's historic drought continues, the plant will… Continue watching