Posted by David Beckman in Living Sustainably
Recently, Jessica Wall joined NRDC's Santa Monica office as a Program Assistant with the Water Program after working as a policy intern with San Diego Coastkeeper, where she analyzed the effectiveness and compliance with Water Supply Assessments under California Senate...continued→
Posted by David Beckman in Health and the Environment , Solving Global Warming
The floods that devastated Atlanta and surrounding areas recently looked like the aftermath of a powerful hurricane or tropical storm. In fact, they had a more routine source: plain old rain. A low-pressure system parked over Georgia, and for eight...continued→
Posted by David Beckman in Health and the Environment
As a water advocate, I welcomed the terrific New York Times article this Sunday about the rise of pollution in America's waters. It's a bracing reminder that even when we have good environmental laws on the books, we still need...continued→
Posted by David Beckman in Health and the Environment
California's three-year drought has done plenty to shake up the state. Farmers are struggling to bring in their crops, and wildfires are raging in these extra-dry conditions. But the drought is also doing something else to Californians. It has gotten...continued→
Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution
I work in a world of impenetrable acronyms, most of which rarely get uttered outside of court rooms or policy negotiations. But a few weeks ago, I left the office behind and traveled to Lake Tahoe for a family vacation....continued→
Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
The good news is that in June, water use in Los Angeles fell to a 32 year low for the time of year, a remarkable savings considering the steady population growth the region has seen over that period. The bad...continued→
Posted by David Beckman in Living Sustainably
The Los Angeles Daily News recently reported that 5.28 percent of the water handled by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) never gets delivered to homes or businesses because it leaks out of old or poorly maintained...continued→
Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution
"Seems it never rains in southern CaliforniaSeems I've often heard that kind of talk beforeIt never rains in CaliforniaBut girl don't they warn yaIt pours, man it pours" A singer named Mike Hammond had a Billboard No. 5 hit...continued→
Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution
Imagine your boss gave you a deadline, a really important one. The kind of deadline that affects the bottom line of whatever it is you do profoundly. And let's even imagine your boss tells you the deadline is imposed by...continued→
Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution
My colleagues at Heal the Bay in Los Angeles have just released a terrific report on a key water quality issue: toxic discharges of pollution from industry and public wastewater treatment plants in the LA area. In "License to Kill:...continued→
Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution
As Congress and state legislatures across the nation debate economic stimulus, investments in green infrastructure -- wind and solar power and expansion of mass transit, for example -- are getting well-deserved attention. The environment is, after all, the foundation of...continued→
