IID to celebrate Public Power Week in October
The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) is celebrating Public Power Week in early October and will provide information about its residential programs…
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After climate summit, California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces key decisions to reduce emissions back home
Lawmakers have sent him bills aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, help schools adapt to the changing climate and ease the cost…
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Colorado River Citizens Forum meeting discusses additions to water treaty
The Colorado River Citizens forum hosted a public meeting today, where professor Karl Flessa talked about the U.S. Mexico Water Treaty of 1944. More…
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California lawsuit says oil giants deceived public on climate, seeks funds for storm damage
The American Petroleum Institute, an industry group also named in the lawsuit, said climate policy should be debated in Congress, not the…
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USDA and state officials highlight Arizona’s agriculture investments in Yuma
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said these investments will give Yuma area agriculture producers the resources they need to save water and…
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California lawmakers approve the nation’s most sweeping emissions disclosure rules for big business
The goal is to increase transparency and nudge companies to evaluate how they can cut their…
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USDA Rural State Director and Arizona state leaders to visit Yuma
In a press release, Charlene Fernandez, the USDA’s director, and state officials will be in Yuma on Wednesday, September 13 and will highlight the…
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IC Board of Supervisors ratify proclamation of local emergency of recent storm
The Imperial County Board of Supervisors formally ratified a proclamation declaring the September 1 storm as a local emergency on…
Continue Reading USDA awards $266 million in loans and grants for rural businesses and farmers
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced they are awarding $266 million in loans and grants to rural small businesses, farmers, and ranchers for them to…
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Home Grown: Storm affects local agriculture
Produce fields were completely flooded over the weekend after Yuma broke a rain total of 1.67 inches of rain Saturday…
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Floods in Niland caused serious damage to a local grocery store
The owner of Yeya’s Market, Aied Atek, in Niland, said his store is suffering some serious damages due to the floods that happened this past…
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California tugboat leaks oil into the San Joaquin Delta
A submerged tugboat is leaking oil into the environmentally sensitive waters of the San Joaquin Delta. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said…
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Niland businesses impacted by flash flooding
Employees and neighbors of Yeya’s Market in Niland, CA spent Saturday morning cleaning up the damage left from Friday’s…
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Heavy rain brings flash flooding in Yuma County
What started as rain earlier Saturday morning later brought flash flooding to Yuma…
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Major flooding in Niland
Flooding in the small community of Niland, California, one of the cities that are most affected due to the…
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Local residents react to dust storm in Yuma County
A dust storm swept through Yuma and Imperial County Friday…
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Powered by solar and wind, this $10B transmission line will carry more energy than the Hoover Dam
An energy infrastructure project bigger than the Hoover Dam is how Hunter Armistead describes the $10 billion venture his company will be overseeing…
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Heat-related deaths in Imperial County rise over the summer
The Imperial County Public Health Department has collected data from El Centro Regional Medical Center and Pioneers Memorial Hospital on heat-related…
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Dove hunting season opens Friday
The 2023 Dove Hunting Season will open on September 1 half an hour before sunrise, and will run through September 15 at…
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Tropical Storm Idalia heads out to sea as Florida and Georgia begin arduous cleanup process
Tropical Storm Idalia headed out to sea Thursday after thrashing parts of Florida and Georgia with punishing rains and destructive winds, leaving…
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