Officials are releasing water from the Oroville Dam, the nation’s highest, at the astonishing rate of 100,000 cubic feet per second, with the goal of lowering the lake’s elevation by 50 feet before a week of rain and snow hits the region Wednesday. At a press conference Sunday night, law enforcement and California Department of […]
Nearly Half of California Is No Longer in a Drought…
Continued rain and snow across California has lifted nearly half of the state out of drought, according to an analysis released Thursday. Just over 51% of California remains in “moderate” to “extreme” drought, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported. By comparison, more than 95% of the state was listed as being in some form of drought […]
Gimme a Break! IRS Tax Loophole Can Reward Excessive Water Use in Drought-stricken West…
In parts of the western U.S., wracked by historic drought, you can get a tax break for using an abundance of water. That’s a typo, right? A joke? Ah, no…