Tag: California

  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 26, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 26, 2015

Associated Press: Drought-Plagued California Readies For El Niño Storms Sacramento Bee: Unusual Delta algae bloom worries researchers Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown says California’s groundwater management ‘not aggressive enough’ Water Deeply: In Future Droughts, Big Storms Decide California’s Fate Sacramento Bee: Unusual Delta algae bloom worries researchers Los Altos Town Crier: Water conservation program draws mixed feedback MyNewsLA.com: State GOP lawmakers call special […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 25, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 25, 2015

Associated Press: California water districts sue U.S. over releases to help Klamath River salmon EarthSky: Global warming makes California drought worse Food World News: California Drought 2015: Intensified by Climate Change? Oakdale Leader: McNerney Hosts California Drought Forum Environmental Leader: Water to Wine: The Case for Wine amidst the California Drought RYOT: California’s Sinking Nearly 2 Feet a Year Thanks to the […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 24, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 24, 2015

New York Times: California Dam Lets Water Shared by Farms Flow to Salmon Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown says California’s groundwater management ‘not aggressive enough’ Los Angeles Times: The great El Niño of 1997-98, and what it means for the winter to come Los Angeles Times: The drought’s hidden victim: California’s native fish Los Angeles Times: The drought’s effect on California’s native […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 21, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 21, 2015

New York Times: California Drought Is Made Worse by Global Warming, Scientists Say Associated Press: California Land Quickly Sinking in Drought Costs Farmers    San Francisco Chronicle: Northern California is in El Niño’s sights Associated Press: Water Deal Reached in Management of Truckee River Los Angeles Times: California drought: Climate change plays a role, study says. But how big? Los Angeles […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 20, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 20, 2015

Associated Press: California: Pumping of Water Speeds Sinking of Land San Francisco Chronicle: Central Valley sinking fast because of groundwater pumping Los Angeles Times: Another 2 or 3 years of drought? Report looks at what it might mean Los Angeles Times: Another toll of the drought: Land is sinking fast in San Joaquin Valley, study shows Los Angeles Times: California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 19, 2015
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Register for PPIC’s Live Webcast on August 21, 2015: What If California’s Drought Continues?

FOLLOW US:          What If California’s Drought Continues? EVENT DETAILS Friday, August 21, 2015 12:05 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. PDT » REGISTER TO WATCH ONLINE For full program information and to attend in person, visit http://www.ppic.org/main/event.asp?i=1820. ABOUT THE PROGRAM Four years into an especially hot drought, California faces major challenges in managing […]

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ACWA: Proposal for New Statewide Tax on Water Bills Could Emerge in Final Weeks of Session

ACWA State Legislative Alert   Aug. 19, 2015 Proposal for New Statewide Tax on Water Bills Could Emerge in Final Weeks of Session Letters, Calls Will Be Needed to Oppose Last-Minute Legislation on Public Goods Charge As the Legislature returns from recess for the final weeks of the session, there are signs that a proposed […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 19, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 19, 2015

New York Times: Losing Water, California Tries to Stay Atop Economic Wave Associated Press: Drought fallowing half-million acres in California in 2015 Sacramento Bee: California drought impact pegged at $2.7 billion Merced Sun-Star: Fish and Wildlife shuts part of Merced River to fishing KCBX: State lists several Central Coast groundwater basins as ‘Critically Overdrafted’ Los Angeles Times: Greater tsunami risk from […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 18, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 18, 2015

Associated Press: Records: California Plans Taking Land for Huge Water Tunnels KRON4: 12 million trees have dried out due to drought TakePart: California Cracks Down on Water-Hogging Pot Growers CBS News: California’s Central Valley is sinking — here’s why CBS Sacramento: Barge Part Of Plan To Keep Water Flowing From Folsom Lake During California Drought  Monterey County Herlad: Officials: Gov. Jerry Brown’s water […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 17, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 17, 2015

Los Angeles Times: The next drought: Water officials endorse a ‘less is more’ strategy for the future Sacramento Bee: Crews begin work on drought fix at Folsom Lake San Jose Mercury News: ‘Emergency situation’ for California’s trees RYOT: Could El Nino Save California From Its Years-Long Drought? ABC News10: Can the ‘Godzilla El Nino’ end California’s drought? Fresno Bee: State response […]

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