Ian James
@ianjames.bsky.social
Reporter focusing on water and climate change, Los Angeles Times. ian.james@latimes.com Signal: ianjames.77
Small farmers left out to dry State law that protects groundwater is financially straining family operations that may end up losing land to industrial growers @ianjames.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...
California’s push to limit groundwater pumping could leave small farmers in the dust
According to a new report, California groundwater regulations threaten to put many small farms out of business.
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The Trump administration’s 10-year plan to handle the Colorado river crisis will spare California, Arizona and Nevada from the most severe water cutbacks for now https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-07-31/trump-administration-colorado-river-plan?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
The Trump administration has a new 10-year plan for dealing with the Colorado River’s deepening crisis. Here’s what to know https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-07-31/trump-administration-colorado-river-plan?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
Trump administration spares Southwest from harshest water cuts in new Colorado River plan
The Trump administration has released a 10-year plan for cutting water use to prop up the Colorado River's reservoirs, which have fallen to a record low.
latimes.com
Good article about potential effects of El Niño and climate change on rice production this year, quoting my colleague Sampriti Baruah. Rice is a staple for billions of people. Farmers are adapting, but the climate is changing.
Why rice crops could be in for a weird year
Researchers explain how El Niño and global warming are combining to create "the haves and the have-nots."
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The Trump administration has released a 10-year plan for the dwindling Colorado River. It spares California, Arizona and Nevada from the most severe water cutbacks for now, and calls for reassessing cuts every two years. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump administration spares Southwest from harshest water cuts in new Colorado River plan
The Trump administration has released a 10-year plan for cutting water use to prop up the Colorado River's reservoirs, which have fallen to a record low.
latimes.com
California’s tightening regulations limiting groundwater pumping are proving difficult and costly for many small-scale farmers. Researchers say small growers need help to adapt. www.latimes.com/environment/...
California’s push to limit groundwater pumping could leave small farmers in the dust
According to a new report, California groundwater regulations threaten to put many small farms out of business.
latimes.com
California generated more than half its electricity from solar in May — a new record @blancabegert.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...
California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record
New batteries to store solar electricity and low demand in May both contributed to high percentage of electricity that came from solar.
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NEW: U.S. airstrikes at sea are killing Mexican citizens. At least 13 Mexican men have died in U.S. attacks on alleged drug boats, including eight fishermen who set out to sea in February near Puerto Vallarta and never returned. www.latimes.com/world-nation...
U.S. airstrikes at sea are killing Mexican citizens
Mexican vessels carrying Mexican citizens have been hit in U.S. airstrikes against alleged drug boats, a Times investigation found.
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As the Trump administration announced its 10-year plan for the Colorado River, it did not mention climate change. But extensive research shows global warming is intensifying the extremely dry conditions and shrinking the river. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump administration spares Southwest from harshest water cuts in new Colorado River plan
The Trump administration has released a 10-year plan for cutting water use to prop up the Colorado River's reservoirs, which have fallen to a record low.
latimes.com
The federal government's Colorado River plan is here. Doesn't say the words "climate change," but for once the Trump administration is being forced to reckon with climate change — a sign of just how serious things are at Mead and Powell: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
Trump administration spares Southwest from harshest water cuts in new Colorado River plan
The Trump administration has released a 10-year plan for cutting water use to prop up the Colorado River's reservoirs, which have fallen to a record low.
latimes.com
California’s tightening regulations limiting groundwater pumping are proving difficult and costly for many small-scale farmers. Researchers say small growers need help to adapt. www.latimes.com/environment/...
California’s push to limit groundwater pumping could leave small farmers in the dust
According to a new report, California groundwater regulations threaten to put many small farms out of business.
latimes.com
Update: In its new plan for the Colorado River, the Trump administration has spared the Southwest from the harshest water cuts — for now www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump administration spares Southwest from harshest water cuts in new Colorado River plan
The Trump administration has released a 10-year plan for cutting water use to prop up the Colorado River's reservoirs, which have fallen to a record low.
latimes.com
Trump administration releases long-awaited 10-year plan for dwindling Colorado River www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump administration releases long-awaited 10-year plan for dwindling Colorado River
The Trump administration has released a 10-year plan for cutting water use to prop up the Colorado River's reservoirs, which have fallen to a record low.
latimes.com
Alexandra Fasulo runs one of the most prolific anti-solar campaigns online, regularly telling over 2 million followers renewable energy is threatening farms and wildlife. But how much of her rhetoric is actually true? @alexhannaford.com spent months parsing through the nuance for HEATED:
The influencer teaching millions to fear solar
Alexandra Fasulo says she’s protecting farms and wildlife. Her campaign is becoming a blueprint for the fossil fuel right.
heated.world
Earth’s Warming Primed France and Spain to Burn, Scientists Find www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/c...
Earth’s Warming Primed France and Spain to Burn, Scientists Find
The likelihood of hot, dry weather that helps wildfires spread has increased sharply in Europe in recent decades, according to a new report.
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The Los Angeles region is cracking down on polluted stormwater runoff from large businesses with a first-of-its-kind regulation: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
State regulators crack down on polluted runoff from L.A. shopping centers, warehouses
California water regulators in Los Angeles are requiring stormwater permits for shopping centers and warehouses for the first time. Big parking lots are major contributors to stream pollution.
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Timeline cleanse: Mount Rainier alpine meadows in full bloom.
How climate change could redraw California’s wine map Researchers found that Napa and Sonoma counties may become less suitability for growing grapes. @corinnepurtill.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...
How climate change could redraw California’s wine map
Researchers from Japan’s Tohoku University published a granular investigation of California viticulture in a changing climate and found a redrawn map of prime wine regions.
latimes.com
Willie Nelson: “The last thing we need is a loud, water thieving, light polluting, data center anywhere near our town (or any others for that matter).” - via @kostyack.bsky.social variety.com/2026/music/n...
Willie Nelson Urges Americans to Fight the Construction of Data Centers: They ‘Only Destroy the Environment Around Them’
Willie Nelson has published an open letter encouraging Americans to fight the construction of data centers around the country.
variety.com
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Sammy Roth@sammyroth.bsky.social · 4w agoIt's crunch time on the Colorado River. Hope you'll join me on Tuesday 7/28 for a conversation with Utah-based journalist @zakpodmore.bsky.social about his super relevant book, "LIFE AFTER DEAD POOL," about the birth and death of Lake Powell. Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Not too late: Join me today at 4pm PT to talk all things Colorado River with @zakpodmore.bsky.social, author of "Life After Dead Pool." Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Hundreds of CA clean energy projects are in limbo after court filings reveal when Trump officials canceled grants, it was based solely on states’ politics. Legal scholars call it unprecedented and potentially unconstitutional. @hayleysmith.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump administration targeted California and other blue states for clean energy cuts
Trump administration agreed in court documents that it targeted California and other blue states when it slashed clean energy projects last year
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Two physicists won the Nobel Prize for the 2012 discovery of the so-called “God particle.” Under a new rule proposed by the Trump administration, American scientists might be forced to watch similar discoveries from the sidelines. www.propublica.org/article/fede...
How Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy Discovery
A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, explains how the rule would’ve stifled th...
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Many thanks to CBC Vancouver for a solid discussion on #wildfire, @mark-carney.bsky.social, and the false promise of carbon capture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tUB...
Are wildfires becoming worse?
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
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1/ This is Nick Adams. He’s a big deal in MAGA world. He’s got 638K followers on X and 2.1M on Facebook. President Trump even appointed him to a role at the State Dept. But when I started digging into Adams' nonprofit for "civics" education, something didn't look right ... 🧵
Hundreds of military bases have been putting off cleanup of toxic PFAS chemicals in water for years. The latest round of delays, which the Pentagon recently posted in an obscure corner of its website, has pushed some deadlines out decades, or removed them altogether. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
U.S. military bases delay cleanup of toxic "forever chemicals"
The military is delaying the cleanup of toxic PFAS, or "forever chemicals", at hundreds of bases across the U.S., sometimes for more than a decade.
usatoday.com
This year’s devastating snow drought along the upper Colorado River was made 14 times more likely by climate change, according to new research. "Lower emissions scenarios would reduce this risk and should be pursued ambitiously." coloradosun.com/2026/07/22/c... @coloradosun.com
Colorado drought increasingly linked to long-term climate change
Climate change has made a repeat of this year's historic low snowpack 14 times more likely, Colorado School of Mines researchers say
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Also, you know the Colorado River crisis is dead serious and bipartisan when the Trump administration is willing to dole out hundreds of millions of Inflation Reduction Act dollars to (at least temporarily) solve it.
Sammy Roth@sammyroth.bsky.social · 2w agoThere's a federal plan for the Colorado River. @ianjames.bsky.social has leaked details. It's two years, and there are no mandatory cuts for the Upper Basin. www.latimes.com/environment/...