Weekend Wrap-Up: Water Politics; Drought
Welcome back! Here’s the weekend wrap-up:
At the top of the scroll: “Stormy Seas Ahead for the California Water Debate,” reported the McClatchy Washington Bureau. “Republicans Seek to Tap California Drought for a Political Edge,” reported the Los Angeles Times. “Sen. Dianne Feinstein Must Step Up and Lead on Drought” was an editorial in The Fresno Bee.
Among other drought-related articles, there was “Past Dry Periods have Lasted More than 200 Years, Scientists Say,” San Jose Mercury News; “Farm Water Leaders Ready for Bad News Next Month,” The Fresno Bee; “California Drought has Ranchers Selling Cattle,” Associated Press; “Marin Looks North for Needed Water Supplies as Drought Continues” and “Drought Scares West Marin’s ‘Cheese Sisters,’” Marin Independent Journal; “California Drought Threatens Coho Salmon with Extinction,” San Francisco Chronicle; and “Swimming for Their Lives,” Stockton Record.” A Los Angeles Times editorial was “California’s Drought, Times Three.”
Water Word of the Week: Delta Stewardship Council is Aquafornia’s Water Word of the Week from sister site Aquapedia, the Water Education Foundation’s online water encyclopedia. To learn more, read the post, “Delta Stewardship Council: Aquafornia Water Word of the Week.”
Last Week’s Top Stories: The most viewed story was “Brace Yourself for California’s Driest Winter in 500 Years: UC Berkeley Professor,” from the San Francisco Business Times. Excluding news articles, a KCBS clip of an interview with Foundation Executive Director Rita Schmidt Sudman received the most views.
What’s on the Calendar? This week’s events include two free workshops, “Finding Ways to Restore Delta Habitat and Protect Property Owners,” sponsored by the Foundation and Delta Conservancy. Workshops are 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in Courtland, and Wednesday, Jan. 29, in Stockton.