Environment & Energy Archives

Local nominated to head ag department

May 25, 2023 1:10 PM Faith Rodriquez

Governor Katie Hobbs (D-Arizona) looked to Yuma for the next head of the Arizona Department of…

Salton Sea powering EV future with lithium

May 25, 2023 12:57 PM CNN Newsource

Lithium is key for electric car batteries and as demand skyrockets for electric vehicles (EV), there’s hope a new lithium rush could save the dying…

Yumans can apply to receive free solar panels that make drinking water

May 24, 2023 12:52 PM Adam Klepp

Their panels take in sunlight to create power and then use that power to run fans that suck in water vapor in the air, turning it into clean drinking…

Yuma School District One receives grant to reduce diesel emissions

May 22, 2023 12:44 PM Dillon Fuhrman

In a press release, the school district will use the $103,482 grant to reduce diesel emissions and benefit air…

Deal in the desert for Colorado River conservation plan

May 22, 2023 11:06 AM Adam Klepp

Arizona, California, and Nevada agreed on a plan Monday to conserve three million of acre-feet of Colorado River water by…

Lower basin plan proposes conservation of Colorado River water

May 22, 2023 10:47 AM Faith Rodriquez

The Lower Basin Plan proposes to conserve 3 million acre-feet of Colorado River water through 2026, with at least 1.5 million acre-feet in total…

MCAS Yuma requesting permission to sample off-base drinking water

May 19, 2023 3:49 PM Faith Rodriquez

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are requesting permission to sample off-base drinking water wells in an area one mile to the west of Marine Corps Air…

Colorado River conservation conversations continue

May 17, 2023 3:59 PM Adam Klepp

When Yuma farmers order water from Lake Mead, some of it is lost along the way down the river due to evaporation, runoff, and…

California creates Valley Water Flood Control Project

May 17, 2023 7:10 AM CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman

Valley Water’s Flood Control Project is designed specifically to prevent flooding in the Coyote Creek community. This is the wake of the catastrophic…

California community share their thoughts on reforestation project

May 17, 2023 6:43 AM CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman

While people can appreciate this task, there are still homeowners who say they’re primarily angry at the U.S. Forest Service for not doing more to…

California crops infected due to water mold

May 17, 2023 6:28 AM CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman

Crops like an almond tree branch is now covered in this gumming-being attacked by the pathogen…

Fortuna Pond temporarily closed due to flooding

May 12, 2023 12:27 PM Chennell Ramos, Faith Rodriquez

The Bureau of Land Management, Yuma Field Office issued an emergency temporary closure of the Fortuna Pond recreational area north of…

California water experts express flooding concerns

May 10, 2023 7:00 AM CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman

Officials with the Emergency Services Department feel confident with the steps they’ve taken to keep the community safe so far, but they also want…

IID testifies on Colorado River status and impacts to State Assembly

May 2, 2023 5:45 PM Faith Rodriquez

Representatives of the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) and the Colorado Board of California testified on Tuesday at an informational hearing about…

Somerton celebrates Arbor Day

April 28, 2023 2:14 PM Abraham Retana

Local students were part of Arbor Day in Somerton Friday…

In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm’s water use

April 28, 2023 9:44 AM The Associated Press

In rural Arizona’s La Paz County, on the state’s rugged border with California, the decision by a Saudi-owned dairy company to grow alfalfa in…

Gila River is on the move and causing road closures

April 26, 2023 4:45 PM Chennell Ramos

The Painted Rock Dam has released water that is traveling through Southwest Arizona and right into Yuma County. Multiple roads in Yuma County will be…