Tag: California

  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 27, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 27, 2015

Huffington Post: Alarming Consequences Of The California Drought You May Not Have Expected Daily Democrat: California has entered fourth year of drought, water experts say GOOD Magazine: How Much Water Could California Save? Associated Press: Central California farmers anticipate no federal water Los Angeles Times: Hundreds of illicit oil wastewater pits found in Kern County  San Francisco Chronicle: Storm heading into […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 26, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 26, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Field Poll: More Californians want mandatory water rationing San Jose Mercury News: Poll: Drought worries us, but mandatory water rules disliked Reuters: Nearly all California voters think water shortage is serious: poll Fresno Bee: State officials send warnings on eve of Fresno’s big water vote KCRA Sacramento: Could capturing storm run-off help with California’s drought? News10 Sacramento: State agencies […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 25, 2015
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California Economic Summit: Time to End Boom and Bust

February 18, 2015 STEM tours show students high-tech manufacturing careers in their backyard Ventura County students get firsthand look at needed high-skill jobs February 12, 2015 Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca: Inside the Training Revolution Public-private work will be key to keeping up with new technology when building up California’s workforce. February 11, 2015 Fresno […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 25, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 25, 2015

Capital Public Radio: California Lawmakers Will Examine Ways To Capture Stormwater Capitol Weekly: Water rights’ cost draws scrutiny Fresno Bee: Second drought nightmare will become official after federal water forecast Taho Daily Tribune: California drought: More work needed as water conservation sees positive results at Lake Tahoe, Truckee  The Orion: Drought spurs rigorous conservation efforts CBS Sacramento: California Drought Creates Worse […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 24, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 24, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Field Poll: Jerry Brown riding high, but not his big projects Riverside Press-Enterprise: WEATHER: Rain didn’t help drought Fox News: Last resort: Drought prompts California city to consider firing up desalination plan Sacramento Bee: California’s drought could mean another bad year for West Nile Hesperia Star: Drought, overdrafts affecting valley water levels Sacramento […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 23, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 23, 2015

CBS News: Record West Coast drought shows no sign of easing Los Angeles Times: Record heat, record snow: The coasts are clearly weather-beaten KCRA Sacramento: California drought forces farmers to dig deeper for water Stockton Record: Drought lingers, perhaps intensifies in 2015 NPR: California’s drought exposes long-hidden detritus Climate News Network: Big cities head for water crisis as populations explode Fresno Bee: Fresno […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 20, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 20, 2015

Lodi News-Sentinel: State Water Resources Control Board requires more information from water rights holders eSan Joaquin: Water chief says ‘mistaken’ on environmental impacts Capital Public Radio: Residents, Farmers Describe Drought Impacts At Marathon State Water Resources Hearing Merced Sun-Star: Report: Central Valley leads nation in falling groundwater levels; crisis blamed on almonds and drought City Journal: The Scorching of California […]

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ACWA eNews for February 18, 2015

ACWA eNews for Feb. 18, 2015 in ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. ACWA Weighs In on Next Steps for Expiring Emergency Water Conservation Regulations Submitted by Emily Allshouse on Wed, 02/18/2015 – 12:55pm With the State Water Resources Control Board considering action to extend the soon-to-expire […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 19, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 19, 2015

U.S. Drought Monitor Marketplace.org: In the fight for water, it’s North versus South News 10: NorCal vs SoCal: Battle over Delta water intensifies KCRA: Scientists fly laser-equipped plane to measure Sierra snowpack LAObserved: Uh oh: Yosemite. 8,000 feet. February. No snow Monterey County Now: County water agency fields many complaints about doing too little – and too much Bay City […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 18, 2015
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California Water & Droughts News for February 18, 2015

An Encore of California Drought Crisis — Only Worse California’s drought, and recent trends, may pale beside our probable future California water officials eyeing new drought restrictions Weather service predicts wet March in California Fishermen, Delta Leaders Protest Move to “Destroy Salmon” The Ridiculously Resilient Ridge Returns; typical winter conditions still nowhere to be found […]

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