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On the calendar today …
- PUBLIC HEARING: Delta Conveyance Project water right hearing beginning at 9am. The State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office will hold a Public Hearing on the pending Petitions for Change of Water Right Permits for the Delta Conveyance Project. Interested members of the public who would like to watch this hearing without participating may do so through the Administrative Hearings Office YouTube channel at: bit.ly/aho-youtube. Click here for the meeting notice.
- MEETING: Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel (ILRP) Kickoff meeting Day 1 from 10am to 4pm. The State Water Resources Control Board will hold the kick-off meeting of the Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel (Panel) on Friday, August 8, and Thursday, August 14, to evaluate the data currently collected as part of the State’s Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) and consider the approaches adopted in the State Water Board Order WQ 2018-0002, In the Matter of Review of Waste Discharge Requirements General Order No. R5-2012-0116 for Growers Within the Eastern San Joaquin River Watershed that are Members of the Third-Party Group (East San Joaquin Petition Order) and State Water Board Order WQ 2023-0081, In the Matter of Review of General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges from Irrigated Lands Order No. R3-2021-0040 (Central Coast Ag Petition Order). Click here for the meeting notice.
- IN-PERSON EVENT (Salinas): Managing Demand: Shared challenges, diverse approaches from agricultural basins across California from 5:30 to 8:00pm. As compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) shifts into the implementation phase, groundwater basins across the state are realizing the advantages of not only managing groundwater supplies but also demand. Approaches vary from voluntary measures, to allocations, to adjudications. The Groundwater Resources Association (GRA) Central Coast Branch will host a panel presentation with representatives from several groundwater basins across California to dig under the surface of various approaches to demand management that are under consideration and/or implementation. The panel will consist of the following representatives. Registrations will cover event-sponsored drink tickets and light food (appetizers and snacks). The event will be held within a private space including a bar. Additional entrees and food may be ordered at the attendees own cost from the adjacent restaurant. Click here to register.
In California water news today …
An atmospheric river is approaching. Here’s when rain could hit the drought-plagued West
“Two separate weather patterns are forecast to bring substantial rainfall to parts of the West the next few days, alleviating drought and drenching wildfires from Seattle to Phoenix. An early-season atmospheric river could drop nearly a month’s worth of precipitation across drought-plagued Washington state, Oregon and British Columbia from Thursday night through Saturday. The same storm will bring showers to Western Oregon on Friday and thunderstorms to far Northern California on Saturday and Sunday. A revitalized North American Monsoon will raise the chance of thunderstorms and wetting rain across Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado from Thursday through Saturday. Phoenix could pick up its first measurable rainfall in more than six weeks. … ” Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
SEE ALSO: Quick Look at the Upcoming AR Activity Over the Pacific Northwest, from the Center for Western Weather & Water Extremes
Solano water officials say Bay Delta Plan still needs work
“Area water officials said the revised Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan is better than the 2024 version, but “significant concerns remain.” “In general, the (state Water Resources Control Board) and their staff have taken our comments into consideration with regards to impacts to Solano County from the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan Update,” Chris Lee, general manager of Solano Irrigation District, wrote in a response to the Daily Republic. “In the revised draft, notable changes are: 1) Lake Berryessa has been recognized as a rain-fed system (not a snow-fed system); 2) The revised (unimpaired flow) numbers are reduced, but need more work. Fortunately, the Solano County Water Agency (and our member agencies) and Putah Creek are recognized as a Healthy Rivers and Landscapes participant, but if that program ceases to exist, we need more realistic number for Solano unimpaired flows,” Lee added. … ” Read more from the Daily Republic.
Healthy Rivers and Landscapes newsletter, Fall 2025: Draft Bay-Delta Plan update, Dutch Slough, Science Plan
“The Healthy Rivers and Landscapes program achieved a key milestone July 24 when the State Water Resources Control Board embraced the program as a potential way for water users to comply with updated water quality rules in the Sacramento-San Joaquin river watershed. The State Water Board’s draft update of its 30-year-old Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan incorporates for the first time the HRL program and its voluntary agreements with water users, including municipal water agencies, agriculture, and other water rights holders. The State Water Board will solicit public comments at a hearing September 8 and 9. The State Water Board members are expected to consider adoption of the draft plan after the public comment period ends September 10. … ” Read more from the Natural Resources Agency.
Trail project looks to Delta tunnel funds
“The controversial, $20.1 billion Delta Conveyance Project, which plans to build a 45-mile-long tunnel to carry water from the Sacramento River to the Bethany Reservoir west of Mountain House, may help fund a new multi-use trail along the South Bay Aqueduct in the Tri-Valley. Dick Quigley, chair of the trails subcommittee within the Alameda County Agricultural Advisory Committee, shared a plan with The Independent to build the aqueduct trail to encourage agricultural tourism in the region and to help teach residents where their water comes from. The project’s first phase would run from where the aqueduct crosses Patterson Pass Road to its Mines Road intersection in Livermore. Quigley, who served on the Zone 7 Water Agency’s board from 2004 to 2020, said his committee is investigating the use of the Delta Conveyance Project’s $200 million community benefits fund announced this month by Gov. Gavin Newsom. … ” Read more from the Livermore Independent.
Delta Conveyance Project: Securing statewide water supplies part 3: Reducing impacts through community-focused design
“The Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) continues to advance as a state-of-the-art upgrade to California’s water delivery system, ensuring a reliable and affordable water supply for millions of residents across the state. As this project moves forward, we remain focused on how it’s built differently, engineered to withstand earthquakes, floods, and climate-driven challenges while responding to impacts in Delta communities and the environment. This includes a $200 million Community Benefits Program to support locally driven initiatives that reflect the values and priorities of Delta communities. These investments are meant to provide lasting benefits for all those who live and work in the region. … ” Read more from the Department of Water Resources.
California’s newest invaders are beautiful swans. Should hunters kill them?
“On an early August morning, it didn’t take long to spot the first pair of huge white swans with orange and black bills and graceful, curving necks as they swam in the marsh along the side of a Solano County levee road. They dabbled in the vegetation as a pickup drove through the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area. A short drive later, past a herd of a dozen tule elk, two more swans appeared in the marsh alongside the dirt road. Then four more. A few hundred yards down the road, out in the distance past a thicket of swaying reeds, dozens of swans swam in the water. For casual bird watchers, the sight of all these majestic animals might be a pleasure and bring to mind swan-themed works of literature, such as “Leda and the Swan” and “The Ugly Duckling.” But for wetland biologists and others with a stake in the health of the surrounding Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the largest estuary on the West Coast, the birds represent the latest – and an exponentially growing – threat to the few remaining wetlands left in California. … ” Read more from Cal Matters.
Central Valley homeowners are watching property values sink with the land
“In parts of the San Joaquin Valley, sinking land has become such a serious problem, it’s beginning to depress home prices, new research shows. Homes in large portions of California’s Central Valley have been sinking, as have roads, bridges, canals and levees, as too much water is drawn out of underground aquifers. Now researchers at UC Riverside have found that home prices are 2.4% to 5.4% lower than they would be if the land were stable, translating to losses of $6,689 to $16,165 per home. The study looks at sales between 2015 and 2021. Mehdi Nemati, a UC Riverside assistant professor of environmental economics and policy who led the study, said his team knew that sinking land was already affecting homeowners across the Central Valley, with cracking foundations, wells going dry, higher insurance premiums and increased stress. But he said they were startled by their results. … ” Read more from the LA Times. | Read via AOL News.
Dairy nutrient management and groundwater quality
“California is the largest dairy producing state in the United States. Environmentally sustainable management of these dairies is critical to the economic health of California’s agricultural community. Dairies are potentially a major contributor of nitrate and salts to groundwater. In particular the dairy areas of the San Joaquin Valley and Tulare Lake Basin have had a long-standing history of nitrate and salt problems in their groundwater (e.g., Lowry, 1987; Harter et al., 2002). The northern San Joaquin Valley in particular is more susceptible to groundwater nitrate contamination than other areas, because soils are predominantly sandy and depth to groundwater is mostly shallow (Page and Boulding, 1973). Dairy operators are actively looking for solutions to ensure that their manure management practices have no negative impact on groundwater quality. … ” Read more from UC ANR.
California Water Commission to hear both State and local perspectives on water storage investment program, other topics
“The California Water Commission’s August meeting will focus on groundwater trading and other related issues. State and local perspectives will be shared at the meeting, offering insights into the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) across California. Staff from the California Department of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board will discuss their roles in the SGMA implementation. They will be providing an update on the Commission’s 2022 white paper on groundwater trading. … ” Read more from Action News Now.
California’s signature climate effort is up for renewal — and it’s a fight
“As California pushes toward its ambitious goals for addressing climate change, the fate of its signature program is hanging in the balance. For months, lawmakers, industry groups and environmental advocates have been mired in negotiations over whether and how to extend the cap-and-trade program, which limits planet-warming emissions, beyond its 2030 expiration date. The cap-and-trade program was nation-leading when it was authorized by state law in 2006. It requires major polluters such as power plants, oil refineries and other industrial facilities to purchase allowances, or credits, for each ton of carbon dioxide they emit, and lets those companies buy or sell their unused allowances at quarterly auctions. Each year fewer credits are created, lowering the total annual climate pollution in the state. Gov. Gavin Newsom is advocating for the program to be extended to 2045, and hopes to see it reauthorized before the end of the legislative session on September 12. … ” Read more from the LA Times.
In commentary today …
A California bill takes a novel approach to address clean drinking water
Natasha Navarra, a California-based writer whose work spans cultural criticism, health care equity and literary fiction, writes, “A new California bill would help ensure that our drinking water is safe. The legislation is important — and unusual in its approach. Senate Bill 466, authored by Sen. Anna Caballero, D-Merced, would shield water agencies from civil suits. The temporary legal immunity would protect them from lawsuits over chromium-6 contamination as they work to remove the cancer-causing chemical from drinking water supplies. The bipartisan measure would protect public water systems from civil liability related to hexavalent chromium contamination, commonly known as chromium-6, as long as they are actively implementing state-approved compliance plans or awaiting approval for proposed cleanup strategies. … ” Read more from the Sacramento Bee.
In regional water news and commentary today …
SACRAMENTO VALLEY
Chico: Supervisors press ahead on Five-Mile Basin cleanup
“The Butte County Board of Supervisors has laid out early groundwork for short-term management of the Five-Mile Basin, which acts as a flood control point for Big Chico Creek in Bidwell Park. Public Works Director Josh Pack brought three options to the board during Tuesday’s meeting to begin dealing with the severe sediment buildup at the basin, limiting its capacity to hold water during large storm events. “Over the past six weeks, a lot has been done with (researching alternatives),” Pack said in his presentation. “But we’ve also been working on a lot of other efforts, coordinating with the regulatory agencies and our various stakeholders.” … ” Read more from the Chico Enterprise-Record.
Palermo water project breaks ground to address longstanding well failures
“After decades of water shortages and well failures, work is underway in Palermo to bring a reliable drinking water system to residents. Construction crews began installing water mains Wednesday at Fulton and North Villa avenues, as well as South Villa Avenue and Upper Palermo Road, marking the start of the Palermo Dry Well Consolidation Project. The effort is a partnership between Butte County and the South Feather Water and Power Agency, aiming to connect homes with a treated drinking water system. “These locations within Palermo have dry wells and so we want to make sure they have a reliable water supply,” said Kamie Loeser, director of the Butte County Water & Resource Conservation. “It’s been an ongoing problem in Palermo for decades, and we finally have some funding in order to initiate portions of the project.” … ” Read more from Action News Now.
BAY AREA
Comment period extended again for Nicasio Reservoir expansion
“The comment period on a proposal to increase capacity of the Nicasio Reservoir has been extended again amid growing community concern over the Marin Municipal Water District project. The district began collecting comments in May to guide an environmental analysis of the proposal. Public comment is now set to close at the end of the year. This is the second time the deadline has been pushed back. “Extending the deadline for comments simply helps to ensure all interested parties have the opportunity to provide input as this important environmental review process is initiated,” said Tyler Silvy, a spokesperson for the utility. District staffers are also scheduled Tuesday to provide an update on the “water supply roadmap,” the district’s strategy to prepare for drought. The presentation will include a new cost analysis and other updates on several proposals, including the Nicasio project. … ” Read more from the Marin Independent Journal.
Alerting system for possible San Mateo County dam failure ‘deliberately redundant’
“After the devastating floods in Texas earlier this summer, emergency preparedness is front of mind, but local leaders assure the alerting system for any compromising of the county’s dam is “deliberately redundant” to ensure public warning. Lower Crystal Springs Dam, which impounds the Crystal Springs Reservoir, is a “robust and very solid dam” built of concrete in 1890, Betsy Lauppe Rhodes, spokesperson for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, said. The reservoir and dam are operated, maintained and observed by the SFPUC, which employs precise instrumentation to keep an eye on its structure on a constant basis, Rhodes said. … ” Read more from the Daily Journal.
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
Kern River trial moved to 2027 as participants await state Supreme Court ruling
“A trial over flows in the Kern River, originally set for December 8 this year, was kicked 15 months into the future to Feb. 8, 2027 on Wednesday. Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp wanted to give all the parties and their many lawyers enough time to do the proper “homework,” including numerous depositions of expert witnesses, and await a ruling by the California Supreme Court on one portion of the case, that may, or may not, alter some of the key issues being examined. He set aside 30 court days for the trial, which is anticipated to be complex. Or, many issues could be preempted by the state Supreme Court, which agreed on July 16 to review a part of the case. Supreme Court decisions often take up to two years from the time justices agree to review a case. … ” Read more from SJV Water.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
River rafting in Colorado offers climate lessons for Southern California
Sammy Roth writes, “As our raft guide navigated the gentle rapids and rocky canyon walls of Colorado’s Taylor River, Los Angeles felt a world away. The river was quiet, serene. Keep an eye out for bighorn sheep, our guide told us. But even as I reveled in the soothing scenery, I kept thinking about home. A few miles downstream, the water would reach the Gunnison River. From there, some of the flow — the stuff not diverted to farms and ranches and cities — would continue 180 miles to join the Colorado River at Grand Junction. Then it would meander through Utah’s red-rock country, before stopovers at Lake Powell and Lake Mead. Eventually it would be pumped hundreds of miles across California. A few drops might reach my apartment. Last week, I rafted the Taylor River; this week, back home from vacation, I may be drinking it. … ” Read more from the LA Times.
Public workshop for Malibu Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project
“The city of Malibu announced on its Facebook page that a public workshop will be held about the Malibu Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project (MCERP) on Wednesday, August 20, at 6 p.m. at Pepperdine University. The community presentation will provide important information on the project’s progress during the current Pre-construction, Engineering, and Design (PED) phase for the removal of Rindge Dam. During the workshop, the project team will present alternatives being considered for Rindge Dam removal, current design and engineering work, and surf study baseline results. … ” Read more from Canyon News.
Golden mussel veligers detected in Lake Palmdale
“On July 15, 2025, CDFW’s Invasive Species Program (ISP) laboratory staff detected a total of three suspected golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) veligers in plankton tow samples collected at Dock 25 in Lake Palmdale on June 26, 2025 and July 10, 2025. The veligers were confirmed by cross-polarized light microscopy (CPLM), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and DNA sequencing for species confirmation. Lake Palmdale, also known as Harold Reservoir, is a freshwater storage reservoir located near the City of Palmdale in the Antelope Valley in Los Angeles County, CA, and is owned and operated by the Palmdale Water District (PWD). The lake’s two water sources include the East Branch of the California Aqueduct (State Water Project) and Littlerock Reservoir. Water is stored in Lake Palmdale and eventually treated at PWD’s Leslie O. Carter Water Treatment Plant for distribution to the public, serving residents and businesses of the City of Palmdale and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. … ” Read more from the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Proposed cemetery stirs unrest, raises groundwater concerns in Riverside County community
“At the Ruff Family Ranch in Riverside County, owner Blake Ruff is working to turn his property into a thriving organic farm. But he says a proposed project just steps away is threatening it all. “Pretty much from here on, that’s bodies, 20,000 bodies,” Ruff said looking over a vacant property in Meadowbrook. The nearly 85-acre site is the proposed location for Crescent Gardens Cemetery, run by the Muslim Mortuary & Cemetery Committee, which already operates four other cemeteries in Southern California. This one would be their first standalone Muslim cemetery. Ruff says the type of burial planned raises concerns about his farm’s water supply. … ” Read more from KABC.
In a battle over green space, Long Beach Council OKs development of vacant lot near LA River
“The Long Beach City Council has approved a proposal to develop a 14-acre piece of vacant land near the Los Angeles River into a self-storage, RV parking and car wash facility. The late 8 to 1 vote Tuesday night authorized an environmental impact report and a zoning change that effectively paves the way for the project to be built. The lot is bounded by the 405 Freeway, the L.A. River and the Metro A-line. To its east, there’s the quiet, upscale Los Cerritos neighborhood, along with another park. Environmentalists and some local residents have fought the project since it was first proposed in 2020, pushing for the land to instead be turned into a park. “We will continue to fight,” said Leslie Garretson, board president of the grassroots group Riverpark Coalition and nearby resident, after the vote. … ” Read more from the LAist.
SAN DIEGO
Hopes for a Lake Hodges Dam replacement dim, despite safety concerns
“San Diego is backing away from plans to rebuild the Lake Hodges Dam, thanks to ballooning cost estimates and the county water authority announcing it’s no longer willing to pay half the cost. The state declared the dam unsafe two years ago, demanded the water level be lowered because of flood risk and ordered San Diego to accelerate efforts to rebuild the 106-year-old dam. The city was on track to begin the rebuild by the end of 2029 — until a recent analysis determined the estimated costs had climbed from $275 million to somewhere between $474 million and $697 million. That new 386-page analysis, which was conducted by an outside consultant, has prompted the cash-strapped county water authority to withdraw its support for the rebuild. … ” Read more from the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Study: Fecal matter from Mexican sewage detected 50 miles north of border
“A binational analysis of data from 20 beaches on both sides of the border shows fecal bacteria is present in the water and exceeds health standards almost year-round. Over a two-year period, One Coast Project and the Permanent Forum of Binational Waters looked into water samples gathered since 1999 along the coastline from Carlsbad, California, about 50 miles north of the border, to Rosarito, Baja California, roughly 15 miles south of Tijuana. The study found that in Southern California’s beaches, the highest concentrations of enterococci bacteria were reported during the spring, averaging over 15,000 units per 100 milliliters of water, nearly 100 times the binational legal limit average in both countries. Samples taken during the winter also found high levels of the bacteria. … ” Read more from the Border Report.
Along the Colorado River …
Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent drought
“A new wave of climate research is sounding a stark warning: Human activity may be driving drought more intensely – and more directly – than previously understood. The southwestern United States has been in a historic megadrought for much of the past two decades, with its reservoirs including lakes Mead and Powell dipping to record lows and legal disputes erupting over rights to use water from the Colorado River. This drought has been linked to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, a climate pattern that swings between wet and dry phases every few decades. Since a phase change in the early 2000s, the region has endured a dry spell of epic proportions. The PDO was thought to be a natural phenomenon, governed by unpredictable natural ocean and atmosphere fluctuations. But new research published in the journal Nature suggests that’s no longer the case. Working with hundreds of climate model simulations, our team of atmosphere, earth and ocean scientists found that the PDO is now being strongly influenced by human factors and has been since the 1950s. It should have oscillated to a wetter phase by now, but instead it has been stuck. Our results suggest that drought could become the new normal for the region unless human-driven warming is halted. … ” Read more from The Conversation.
SEE ALSO: Why winter rains keep skipping the Southwest, from Yale Climate Connections
Continued drought puts pressure on states to reach new Colorado River sharing agreement
“Yuma County, Arizona, dubbed the nation’s “salad bowl,” produces 90% of the leafy greens Americans eat during the winter months. This agricultural powerhouse spans over 180,000 acres of farmland in an area that receives just three to four inches of rain annually. The desert farming production is only possible because of Colorado River water. “We need this water. Colorado River water. We’re in a desert — we don’t get very much rainfall. We need this water to grow our crops,” said Matt McGuire, a Yuma farmer. … ” Read more from Channel 15.
Judge rules Arizona farm coalition cannot intervene in Fondomonte lawsuit
“An Arizona judge has ruled a coalition of farms and municipalities can’t jump into a lawsuit the state has brought against Saudi Arabian-backed farming company Fondomonte. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing Fondomonte in Maricopa County Superior Court on claims its groundwater pumping is a “public nuisance.” Fondomonte has operated in Arizona for more than a decade, growing alfalfa with groundwater and using it to feed cattle. A group of farmers and other stakeholders asked to intervene in the case, because they argued the outcome could affect them too. On Tuesday, the coalition’s attorney, Brady Pew, said if Mayes is successful, they believe she’ll bring public nuisance lawsuits against more farms. … ” Read more from KJZZ.
In national water news today …
Pipes, pumps and people: The human challenge behind North America’s water future
“In North America we are looking into a future of uncertainty regarding long term safety of our water supply. A lot of factors contribute to this development, but one is more apparent now than ever. Our water infrastructure — pipes beneath our feet, ageing treatment plants and critical flood protections — is easy to take for granted. But there is a problem brewing and it is not regarding the water infrastructure alone. The true crisis is emerging not in concrete and steel, but in the ranks of skilled engineers and technicians needed to build and keep these systems working. North America is entering a workforce crisis. Which begs the question – who will maintain our water infrastructure in 2035 and beyond? … ” Read more from the New Civil Engineer.
Troubled waters? The future of drinking water in the U.S.
“Low levels of fluoride, a naturally occurring mineral, can be found in many sources of drinking water due to natural processes like the weathering of rocks and human activities like manufacturing. However, there’s growing debate over whether additional fluoride should be introduced to drinking water. This year, states including Utah and Florida have banned the use of fluoride in public water systems, and federal officials have called for more states to follow suit. Nicole Deziel is an associate professor of epidemiology (environmental health sciences) and co-director of the Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health. In an interview, she explains the benefits and risks of fluoride, how “forever chemicals” and climate change impact water quality, and how we can monitor the water we drink. … ” Read more from Yale News.
The challenge of getting PFAS out of drinking water
“Trying to keep forever chemicals out of public drinking water can feel like a game of whack-a-mole — or “whack-a-molecule,” said Steph Tatham, senior drinking water and water quality expert at Eastern Research Group, an environmental and public health-focused consulting firm. She and other experts speaking on a panel at the National Conference of State Legislatures’ summit last week noted that there are still many unknowns about forever chemicals — also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — and that new kinds are frequently being created. “The PFAS that are in production are constantly shifting over time,” Tatham said. “We don’t have methods to measure all of them.” … ” Read more from Governing.
Three major flood events push stormwater systems to their limits across the country
“Communities from the Midwest to the Southeast, and as far north as Alaska, have been grappling with extreme flood events over the past week, prompting emergency declarations, road closures and massive cleanup efforts.A storm system moved through Milwaukee between August 9 and 10, 2025, and dropped between 6-14 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. On August 10, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley declared a state of emergency, citing threats to public safety and property. … On August 10, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued disaster declaration in anticipation of a glacial lake outburst flood from Suicide Basin, a tributary to the Mendenhall Glacier. … Tennessee saw intense rainfall trigger flash flooding that disrupted travel and flooded neighborhoods in Hamilton County, including East Ridge and Chattanooga’s surrounding areas. … ” Read more from Stormwater Solutions.
Why our broken food system remains a climate disaster: ‘broiling the planet to stuff our faces’
“Ridding ourselves of fossil fuels has been a tortuously ponderous process and, in the current political era, one that can seem to be in full retreat. But we do have the tools to run our cities, vehicles and industries on clean energy and even through the murk of vested interest, the contours of a post-fossil world are becoming clearer. Our system of producing food, though, is in a relative stone age when it comes to the climate crisis. We continue to raze vast tracts of carbon-rich forests for crop and grazing land thereby creating, by some estimates, as much as a third of all global planet-heating emissions. … Why our food system remains a climate disaster, and how we can extricate ourselves from this mess, are central questions pondered in a new book called We Are Eating the Earth by the journalist Michael Grunwald. … ” Read more from The Guardian.
