2.2 billion gallons of water flowed out of California reservoirs because of Trump’s order to open dams
There are two major problems with Trump’s order, water experts said: The water will not flow to Los Angeles, and it is being wasted by being released during the wet winter season.
Despite his boasts, Trump's California water release order doesn't help L.A. fire victims
Opening two dams in central California to help L.A. fight fires is like pouring a glass of water down your sink in order to water your houseplants.
Why the water Trump ordered released in California won't help Los Angeles firefighting
The water released from two California reservoirs will likely go to waste, not help Los Angeles with firefighting, experts say.
Letters to the Editor: Trump threw a tantrum and wasted billions of gallons of California's water
Trump wanted to see water flowing out of a California reservoir, so it did. Problem is, it didn't really help L.A. or farmers.
Trump-ordered water release wasted billions of gallons: experts
Donald Trump's demand for billions of gallons (liters) of water to be released in California, in what he said was a move to help combat fires in Los Angeles, was wasteful and pointless, experts say. Water scientist Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute said the release amounted to Trump having "thrown away" billions of gallons of water.
Two California reservoirs just lost more than 2.2 billion gallons of water, thanks to Trump
The Army Corps of Engineers suddenly opened up the dams of California’s Lake Kaweah and Lake Success over the weekend. The three day-long releases cost the two Tulare County reservoirs more than 2.2 billion gallons of water — and led to waves of ire in the state over the abrupt,
California water releases ordered by Trump draw criticism: ‘It’s going to be wasted’
President Trump’s order to release billions of gallons of water in California’s Central Valley last week — with the purported goal of dousing fires 100 miles away — is being slammed as both ineffective and wasteful by experts and California lawmakers.
Trump's Central Valley dam water release could signal fight ahead
Critics say splitting California's dams and aqueducts into dueling government agencies could be dangerous, and potentially deadly.
Republicans blame California policy for fueling Los Angeles fires at hearing Dems call political theater
House Republicans blasted California’s environmental regulations for helping fuel the Los Angeles wildfires on Thursday, ...
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Trump dumped these farmers’ water. They’d rather not talk about it.
President Donald Trump followed through on his promise to unleash California’s water — only the water he released belonged to ...
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Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: Los Angeles won’t take less water from Mono Lake
LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to ...
Los Angeles reservoirs filled before blazes, except for one needing repairs | Fact check
Except for a reservoir with a damaged cover that had to be drained, Los Angeles had kept its reservoirs filled before the ...
Backup power and full water tanks should be required in face of wildfire, lawmaker says
A Ventura County lawmaker is proposing new wildfire resilience standards that would require water providers to ensure full ...
CEO of Hop Wtr Jordan Bass reduces salary to $1 to support victims of Los Angeles wildfires
Hop Wtr CEO and co-founder Jordan Bass evacuated Los Angeles before decreasing his salary to $1 and offering financial ...
Newsom greets Trump in Los Angeles with wildfire aid in limbo
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) welcomed President Donald Trump on a California tarmac Friday as the two men feud over the future of ...
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Santa Rosa wrote the playbook for the long road to recovery after 2017 Tubbs Fire. These lessons could aid Los Angeles
Nearly a month since blazes ignited across Los Angeles County, the channels of communications have been established between ...
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Los Angeles-based water company CEO takes $1 salary to help wildfire victims
The CEO of a Los Angeles-based company that sells sparkling non-alcoholic hop water is dropping his salary to just one dollar in an effort to help wildfire victims. Jordan Bass, CEO of HOPWTR ...
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Cleanup, debris, water and soil: Health officials answer lingering questions on fire recovery
L.A. County Department of Public Health convened experts for a webinar that aimed to answer questions that residents have ...