The LA Times: Clues to Oroville Dam spillway failure ‘were all there in the files,’ top investigator says The Los Angeles Times: California lawmakers move to preserve climate change data The Associated Press: More than 10,000 battle major fires throughout California Reuters/CBS News: 747 SuperTanker fights fire in U.S. for first time Salon: California’s past and coming superstorm: Flooding that […]
Continue ReadingAmerican Rivers: Hurricane Harvey is Reminder to Prepare for Climate Change, Floods KQED: Jerry Brown Traveling to Russia to Discuss Climate Change The Press Telegram: Why California rescue workers rushed to help Harvey victims halfway across the country The Fresno Bee: California lawmakers pass bill on storm water fees Brietbart News: California Tries to Leverage Hurricane Harvey to Fund $20 […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Record heat, lightning, fires, intense rain: California’s extreme weather gets wilder Merced Sun-Star: Poisonous algae? Extra police? What you should know about Labor Day… KCRA Sacramento: Another Flex Alert issued amid NorCal heat wave San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Oppressive heat’ about to scorch Bay Area; Livermore may hit 116 Associated Press: New Orleans’ Katrina challenges may hold lessons […]
Continue ReadingVida en el Valle: Life is good, better with city water piped to East Porterville homes Sacramento Bee: How deep could your home flood? See Sacramento’s ‘ultimate’ flood map Sacramento Bee: Those green, wet spots on Oroville Dam aren’t worrisome, state insists Sacramento Bee: Think Harvey-like flooding couldn’t happen to Sacramento? Think again. Los Angeles Times: California legislative leaders pitch big […]
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Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Coalition forms to protect California’s threatened salmon runs Sacramento Bee: As Hurricane Harvey hits Gulf Coast, Central Valley must prepare for the coming storm News Deeply: The Delta Is Sinking: Scientists Think Planting Rice Will Help Associated Press: California Flood Plan Shifting To Giving Rivers More Room Capital Public Radio News: California Needs To Invest Billions For Flood Protection […]
Continue ReadingAccepting Grant Applications for the Clean Vessel Act Education and Outreach Program The California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is accepting grant applications for the Clean Vessel Act Education and Outreach Program. Grants are available to any organization for educating coastal and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta boaters about proper vessel sewage disposal, the use of pumpout facilities and to […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Has California ever been hit by a hurricane? CBS Sacramento: Assemblyman Surveying Public On Oroville Dam Spillway Response Los Angeles Times: For years, engineers have warned that Houston was a flood disaster in the making. Why didn’t somebody do something? Wall Street Journal: In Releasing Water from Houston Dams, Army Corps Picks Least Bad Option The Atlantic: How Much Does Houston Spend […]
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