Newsha Ajami
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#water #energy #sustainability& #resilience under changing climate, urbanization & growth, CDO for research, @eesalbnl @energy, FT mother of two, love traveling
Beyond disappointing! Today we need environmental protection more than ever. This will set the US back even more, compromise human health, and enable bad actors to pollute our environment even more.
“Unfortunately, right now, it looks like the polluters won.”
Experts say that the mass of scientists being forced out of the EPA will slow down any future regulation of chemicals.
Experts say that the mass of scientists being forced out of the EPA will slow down any future regulation of chemicals.
The EPA Will Likely Gut Team That Studies Health Risks From Chemicals
Reorganizations at the EPA may get rid of the agency’s fundamental program for research around the risks of toxic chemicals.
www.wired.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Beyond disappointing! Today we need environmental protection more than ever. This will set the US back even more, compromise human health, and enable bad actors to pollute our environment even more.
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You Can’t Pump Forever
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You Can’t Pump Forever
From Wells to Warnings: The Cost of Over-pumping in Central Iran and the Central Valley
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May 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
You Can’t Pump Forever
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We know that many of you have been directly affected by the Administration’s actions.
AGU is offering free 2025 membership to those who suffer a job loss. We want to ensure that you have access to important career and community support during this time.
AGU is offering free 2025 membership to those who suffer a job loss. We want to ensure that you have access to important career and community support during this time.
March 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We know that many of you have been directly affected by the Administration’s actions.
AGU is offering free 2025 membership to those who suffer a job loss. We want to ensure that you have access to important career and community support during this time.
AGU is offering free 2025 membership to those who suffer a job loss. We want to ensure that you have access to important career and community support during this time.
Sad day for everyone! SF should and could have led the way but chose not to... So disappointing.
Supreme Court Sides With San Francisco Against EPA in Sewage Lawsuit
“It’s not in the interest of a city that is surrounded by water to undermine the Clean Water Act," Dave Owen
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“It’s not in the interest of a city that is surrounded by water to undermine the Clean Water Act," Dave Owen
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Supreme Court Sides With San Francisco Against EPA in Sewage Lawsuit | KQED
Environmental advocates had accused San Francisco of trying to dismantle the Clean Water Act in a case about the city’s repeated releases of raw sewage during big storms.
www.kqed.org
March 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Sad day for everyone! SF should and could have led the way but chose not to... So disappointing.
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C&H ordered to stop dumping raw sugar into Carquinez Strait #cawater www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
C&H ordered to stop dumping raw sugar into Carquinez Strait
The Environmental Protection Agency ordered C&H Sugar to stop dumping raw sugar into the Carquinez Strait, which connects to the San Francisco Bay.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
C&H ordered to stop dumping raw sugar into Carquinez Strait #cawater www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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Storm Stalls Over Bay Area, Raising Risk of Flooding and Potential Tornado Warning
“It’s definitely a non-zero chance that we could get a spin up in the North Bay and down through the peninsula,” Brian Garcia, NWS
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“It’s definitely a non-zero chance that we could get a spin up in the North Bay and down through the peninsula,” Brian Garcia, NWS
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Storm Stalls Over Bay Area, Raising Risk of Flooding and Potential Tornado Warning | KQED
An atmospheric river previously expected to only cause minor flooding has prompted flood advisories across the Bay Area. The massive system could bring thunderstorms and even a weak tornado.
www.kqed.org
February 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Storm Stalls Over Bay Area, Raising Risk of Flooding and Potential Tornado Warning
“It’s definitely a non-zero chance that we could get a spin up in the North Bay and down through the peninsula,” Brian Garcia, NWS
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www.kqed.org/news/1202557...
“It’s definitely a non-zero chance that we could get a spin up in the North Bay and down through the peninsula,” Brian Garcia, NWS
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www.kqed.org/news/1202557...
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I'll be live again today (1/21) at 11am PT to discuss the ongoing fire weather event, very warm & dry temperatures in SoCal later this week, and the growing potential for weekend showers (!)--including fire benefits vs debris flow risks. #CAwx #CAfire www.youtube.com/live...
Extreme weather and wildfire briefing (01/21/2025): Update on fire weather & weekend showers? - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and c...
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January 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I'll be live again today (1/21) at 11am PT to discuss the ongoing fire weather event, very warm & dry temperatures in SoCal later this week, and the growing potential for weekend showers (!)--including fire benefits vs debris flow risks. #CAwx #CAfire www.youtube.com/live...
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January 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🤔What do semiconductors, renewable energy, data centers, and agriculture have in common? They all rely on one critical resource: #water.
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💡Read the about the Water Europe Study: buff.ly/4fckqjs
📺 Watch this video to learn how important is to invest in #water : buff.ly/3Wgi77G
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It’s trivially easy for most people to name a slew of broken systems, financial, technological, governmental, and otherwise. But what do you do with a broken system?
How Do You Know When a System Has Failed?
We see broken systems all around us. At least, we think we do.
www.newyorker.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It’s trivially easy for most people to name a slew of broken systems, financial, technological, governmental, and otherwise. But what do you do with a broken system?
Same discussion, same data/evidence, some new people, no new outcome!
Metropolitan Committee panel discussion considers the pros and cons of the Delta Conveyance Project #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2024/12/03/n...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Metropolitan Committee panel discussion considers the pros and cons of the Delta Conveyance Project
The November meeting of Metropolitan's One Water and Stewardship Committee, a joint meeting with the entire Board of Directors, was a marathon of over five hou
mavensnotebook.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Same discussion, same data/evidence, some new people, no new outcome!
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In #cawater news today, DWR sets initial SWP allocation at 5%; Oroville sees sudden change in water level; Metropolitan Board considers the pros and cons of the Delta Conveyance Project; Report finds decline in almond acreage, but exports remain steady; and more … mavensnotebook.com/2024/12/03/d...
DAILY DIGEST, 12/3: DWR sets initial SWP allocation at 5%; Oroville sees sudden change in water level; Metropolitan Board considers the pros and cons of the Delta Conveyance Project; Report finds decl...
Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a subscription. However, gift articles and open-access
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December 3, 2024 at 5:35 PM
In #cawater news today, DWR sets initial SWP allocation at 5%; Oroville sees sudden change in water level; Metropolitan Board considers the pros and cons of the Delta Conveyance Project; Report finds decline in almond acreage, but exports remain steady; and more … mavensnotebook.com/2024/12/03/d...
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The parent low pressure system (former "bomb cyclone") has now weakened somewhat and remains nearly stationary SW of Vancouver Island, but the strong and extremely slow-moving #AtmosphericRiver over NorCal is just getting started--and is nearly stalled out. #CAwx #CAwater [1/4]
November 21, 2024 at 2:22 AM
The parent low pressure system (former "bomb cyclone") has now weakened somewhat and remains nearly stationary SW of Vancouver Island, but the strong and extremely slow-moving #AtmosphericRiver over NorCal is just getting started--and is nearly stalled out. #CAwx #CAwater [1/4]