Report Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 ... the problem of “orphaned shares,” where responsible parties no longer exist (such as the impact of 19th-century gold mining on freshwater ecosystems).
Report Police Use of Force and Misconduct in California By Deepak Premkumar, Alexandria Gumbs, Shannon McConville, Renee Hsia Oct 26, 2021 Nearly 200 Californians die each year in police encounters. Amid growing concern over civilian deaths and racial injustice, we examine what the existing ...
blog post How Will the Coronavirus Affect California’s Economy? By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune Mar 20, 2020 Mar 20, 2020 ... ... arts, entertainment, and recreation; administrative and support services, especially employment services; mining and oil/gas extraction; ...
blog post Preparing California’s Rivers for a Changing Climate By Lori Pottinger Aug 19, 2019 Aug 19, 2019 ... Gold mining and logging brought a massive amount of sediment into rivers. Riparian forests that lined Central Valley rivers and extensive ...
blog post Learning the Language of Groundwater By Lori Pottinger Jun 18, 2019 Jun 18, 2019 ... Overdraft: When groundwater extraction exceeds what is being replenished (also called “groundwater mining”). Its repercussions can include ...
blog post Bringing Big, Small Farms Together to Manage Water By Jelena Jezdimirovic May 4, 2017 May 4, 2017 ... Water Stress and a Changing San Joaquin Valley looked at the number of irrigated farms in the valley and their corresponding acreage over time.
Fact Sheet California’s Water Quality Challenges By Ellen Hanak, Caitrin Chappelle Oct 16, 2015 Some contaminants come from past activities, such as mercury from mining, but many sources of pollution are ongoing. Additional pollutants continue to be ...
blog post Drought Watch: Groundwater, Our Hidden Asset By Ellen Hanak, Jeffrey Mount May 27, 2014 May 27, 2014 ... Instead, we are “mining” groundwater, treating it like oil and gas, extracting it as if it was a non-renewable resource never to be replaced ...
press release Californians Galvanized By Energy Crisis Jul 19, 2001 ... to 44%) to say that expanding exploration, mining, and drilling, and new power plant construction should be the most important U.S. energy priority.