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Metropolitan Water leakers revealed

MWD's Assistant GM and Board Chair breached the agency's Admin Code and due process to handle harassment complaint against GM Adel Hagekhalil.

Dec 3 •

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Coastal Commission 11-0: Poseidon is 'wrong project, in wrong place, at wrong time'

May 23, 2022 • John Earl

MWD pushes bankruptcy with Delta support says former state water analyst

Jun 5, 2023 • John Earl

Scrap outdated and racist water-rights system, says Gov. Newsom's former water manager

Mar 30, 2023 • John Earl

Who leaked 'confidential' complaint against MWD GM to Politico?

Oct 29 • John Earl

60 nations must ratify the Treaty of the High Seas to protect Earth's oceans

Climate Change: 100+ nations signified their intent, but only 14 have ratified the treaty. Only 8 percent of our oceans are currently considered…

Nov 19

An America-sized hole in the world

Washington won't help in the climate fight, but there's still a key role for Americans

Published on The Crucial Years • Nov 13

Weekend Waterlines: updates, previews & sustainable streams of thought

Alleged anti-Muslim remarks by MWD directors, dirty leaks, news unfit to print, desal solutions, encouraging SoCal water board election results and not…

Nov 10 •

Trump 2.0: What to expect regarding public lands and the environment

Time to prepare for another four years of "drill, baby, drill"

Published on The Land Desk • Nov 9

Racial 'animus' by MWD board members toward Muslim GM alleged in letter

"When are we going to get rid of those refugees?" and similar remarks detailed in letter sent to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California…

Nov 6 •

A three-day delay: my report of MWD leaks will appear on Thursday morning

The delay will give the identified leakers of confidential personnel information a fair chance to respond to my upcoming report.

Nov 5 •

Who leaked 'confidential' complaint against MWD GM to Politico?

Which water buffalo did it? Everybody knows who did it but nobody knows that they know it. Water agency leaks weaken due process rights for MWD…

Oct 29 •

California Dreamin': A Suburb Offers Hope For Others Looking To Remove Toxins

Novel Treatment Techniques Could Remove Long-Lasting Chemicals From Drinking Water.

Published on The Brockovich Report • Sep 28

Taxpayers created the desalination industry and got conned by it

Despite predictions, cost-effective ocean desalination remains elusive to ratepayers. Another in a series of stories about desal unicorns.

Sep 17 •

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