Tag: California

  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 25, 2017
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California Water News for September 25, 2017

The Atlantic: What Would a Hydrogen Bomb Do to the Pacific Ocean? KQED News: Massive Fires Wreak Havoc on Communities in California’s Far North  Sacramento Bee: 1,741 districts violated drinking water rules in 2016. Did you drink their water? Sacramento Bee: Not every water agency is rejecting Brown’s Delta tunnels – here’s one yes vote Water Deeply: Why Tearing Down […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 21, 2017
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California Water News for September 21, 2017

S.F. Chronicle: How ready will Bay Area be for next big quake? Time: Climate Change Is Already Making People Sicker Washington Post: At EPA, guarding the chief pulls agents from pursuing environmental crimes Aqua Now: Oroville Dam Highlights California Water Infrastructure “Falling Apart” Cap Radio: Lessons From Oroville Dam: New Report Calls For Changes The Local DK: Denmark makes deal on […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 20, 2017
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California Water News for September 20, 2017

LA Times: Water district vote deals major blow to California’s delta tunnel project LA Times: Essential California: A deadly earthquake rocks Mexico — and is a reminder for California The LA Times: From oil refineries to solar plants, unions bend California climate change policies in their favor KCRA: Oroville Dam highlights California water infrastructure ‘falling apart’ KQED News: Coalition Reopens […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 19, 2017
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California Water News for September 19, 2017

The New York Times: Climate Change Is Complex. We’ve Got Answers to Your Questions. The Washington Post: Environmental and outdoor groups vow to fight national monument reductions USA Today: After Hurricane Irma, let’s rebuild smarter The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: Here’s what the spillway looks like now The Chico Enterprise Record: Low lake levels mean houseboats come out — and […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 18, 2017
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California Water News for September 18, 2017

The Associated Press: Water safe for San Francisco-area city after alert The San Gabriel Valley Tribune: ‘A drowning machine’: Mother of man who drowned in San Gabriel River in Azusa files wrongful death claim The Mercury News: Live blog: California legislature passes big bills on last day of session USA Today: Hurricane Maria grows to Category-3 major hurricane, ‘promises […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 15, 2017
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California Water News for September 15, 2017

The Los Angeles Times: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Whittier Narrows Dam is unsafe and could trigger catastrophic flooding The East Bay Times: Shower restrictions lifted at Alameda Point; drinking water still banned Capital Public Radio: California Leads The Way In Growth Of Climate Change Lawsuits The Press Enterprise: You may not believe it, but the number of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 13, 2017
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California Water News for September 13, 2017

Capital Public Radio: $4 Billion Parks And Water Bond Moves Toward June 2018 Ballot McClatchy DC Bureau: Record-breaking hurricanes stretch and strain FEMA The Los Angeles Times: Residents in Bay Area neighborhood warned not to drink tap water for 48 hours DWR Drone Video: Oroville Dam Spillway Taking Shape in this September 11 Flyover WaterFix: California WaterFix Benefits Animation The […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 12, 2017
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California Water News for September 12, 2017

The Washington Post: What Irma left behind The Record Searchlight: Disaster-prone California would be smart to aid hurricane victims Tribune County Star: What if an 8.2-magnitude earthquake hits California? The San Diego Union-Tribune: San Diego quake could kill 2,000, inflict $40B in property damage The Los Angeles Times: Lawmakers move to add other states to oversight of California’s electric grid […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 11, 2017
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California Water News for September 11, 2017

The LA Times: Small earthquakes can increase risk of the Big One. Now, seismologists say they can create public quake forecasts The LA Times: Taxpayer money was wrongly used to plan California water tunnel project, federal audit says The Sacramento Bee: Frustratoin, friction flashed behind the scenes as Oroville Dam emergency grew News Deeply – Water Deeply: Study: […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 8, 2017
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California Water News for September 8, 2017

Time Magazine: The Philosopher King NBC Los Angeles: What to Know About Irma and How Hurricanes Work Popular Mechanics: Here’s the Massive Construction Project to Fix the Oroville Dam The Insurance Journal: Bad Design, Poor Construction Blamed for California Dam Damage E&E News: Order limits most NEPA studies to a year, 150 pages CalFire – Rocklin & Roseville Today: 9500+ firefighters […]

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