How a 'death trap' for fish in California's water system is limiting the pumping of supplies As California pumps water south, an elaborate operation focuses on rescuing fish. Lately, more fish have been arriving, forcing the state to pump less water. 05/2/2024 - 3:35 am | View Link
Statewide water supply target supports California’s manufacturers Water use in California is typically thought of in three parts: water for the environment (50%), water for agriculture (40%), and water for communities (10%) per the Public Policy Institute of ... 04/29/2024 - 7:55 pm | View Link
California sets nation’s first water standard for cancer-causing contaminant Water suppliers say the costs will be massive, with rates increasing for many consumers. Known as the “Erin Brockovich” chemical, hexavalent chromium is found statewide. 04/17/2024 - 1:16 pm | View Link
Why did SD Governor Kristi Noem decide to publish her story about killing her allegedly 'untrainable' dog? Her state's Senate Minority Leader offers three theories: Inoculation from others telling it; lifting her national profile - and distraction from her governing record.
Without cameras on Hope Hicks' testimony, media outlets were left with only a transcript to analyze why she broke down in tears. "It's a mistake to say Hope Hicks cried because she knew she just ended Donald Trump's career," says Elie Honig, "or she cried because she had just collapsed on cross-examine.
Reproductive rights organizers in two states with near-total abortion bans, Missouri and South Dakota, submitted roughly double the signatures needed to allow ballot measures that would put abortion before voters.
In South Dakota, organizers have submitted 55,000 signatures in support of the ballot measure granting a limited right to abortion—far more than the 35,000 required.