California Drought Inequality

The California drought continues. The impacts for some communities are more than just water restrictions. In one county there are Continue reading →

Less Cancer In California

The health impacts of pollution are hard to track. Changes in pollution can take years to show up as changes Continue reading →

Record Low California Snowpack

A measure of California’s drought is that this year’s snowpack hit a 500 year low. If the climate was steady, Continue reading →

Data That Matters August 2015

The price of wind power just hit a new low: $0.025/kwh. Facebook gets one billion visits in one day, a Continue reading →

California Sinks Faster

California was sinking before the drought because water was being pumped from the aquifers even when it rained. Now, the Continue reading →

Californians Go Waterless

California’s drought has gone beyond cutbacks. In some communities the water no longer flows and it being trucked in. In Continue reading →

Western US Heat Records

In addition to drought, five western US states recorded record temperatures for June. July and August are usually the hottest Continue reading →

Data That Matters June 2015

The poorest 40% of Americans have negative net worth. Since June 2010, the four biggest coal companies have gone from Continue reading →