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In rural Utah, concern over efforts to use Colorado River water to extract lithium

GREEN RIVER, Utah — A plan to extract lithium — the lustrous, white metal used in electric vehicle batteries — in southeast Utah is adding to an anxiety familiar in the arid American West: how the project could affect water from the Colorado River. Gayna Salinas stands near a trailer, left, on land owned by Anson Resources, and a defunct …

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‘Probable inundation’: Salinas River communities brace for flooding, crop losses

Floodwaters surround homes and vehicles in the community of Pajaro in Monterey County on Monday. “Projections now include a probable inundation of roadways between the Monterey Peninsula and the rest of the county,” officials said hours before an atmospheric river was forecast to hit the agricultural region. “Crop fields in the Salinas Valley and the Pajaro Valley area are experiencing …

The Floods, the Farms, and the River That Roared Back

This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On the surface, the Salinas River, which courses through the agricultural heart of California’s Central Coast, seems more like an ex-river. In Paso Robles, California, an old Spanish outpost that has since become a wine-growing mecca, the mostly dry riverbed cuts through an unprepossessing …

Irene Merrill knows all too well the quiet — and the fury — of the Salinas River. #cawx pic.twitter.com/FvwSJpzgox — NWS Bay Area 🌉 January 13, 2023 “These storms continue to be dangerous and dynamic, and pose a threat to communities throughout the state of California,” Nancy Ward, director of the California Office of Emergency Services, said Friday. “The water’s …

A police officer tapes off dangerous areas of driftwood along Capitola Beach on Tuesday on California’s storm-battered Central Coast. Many low-lying areas along the Salinas River valley in Monterey County, from the coast to Jolan Road, were under evacuation orders or warnings “until further notice.” Flooding could sever access between the Monterey Peninsula and areas north of it, including Salinas, …