Tag: drought

  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 10, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 10, 2015

Associated Press: California to make changes to protect drinking-water supplies from oil-field injections San Francisco Chronicle: State pledges to stop oil firms from tainting aquifers Los Angeles Times: Jerry Brown, Interior secretary announce new drought funding San Francisco Chronicle: Storm not nearly enough to bust drought      Wired: How NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters Are Helping California Battle the Drought Capital […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 9, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 9, 2015

Associated Press: Federal government to boost drought funding by $50 million Sacramento Bee: Storm’s first wave soaks a thirsty state  Capital Public Radio: California Legislature Wants Oversight On Water Bond Money Sacramento Bee: Recent storms did little to boost California snowpack Breitbart: California to Get $50M from Congress for Drought Research The Guardian: Global warming is causing more extreme storms Yale […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 6, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 6, 2015

Sacramento Bee: NorCal storm delayed, but still on target Los Angeles Times: Patch of California emerges from drought, experts say Los Angeles Times: Atmospheric river of rain ready to drench Northern California Sacramento Bee: Scientists ride the Pineapple Express San Francisco Chronicle: Set water priorities to prepare for drought NBC News: Not Enough: Heavy Storm Won’t Alleviate California’s Drought San Francisco […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 4, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 4, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Atmospheric river poised to soak Sacramento Associated Press: Drought Watch: California water use down 22% Stockton Record: California meets water savings goal Los Angeles Times: Californians make major water cuts in December, reach Gov. Brown’s goal Sacramento Bee: California cut water use more than 20 percent in December Associated Press: Biggest California Water Savers, Users at a Glance Los […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 3, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 3, 2015

Sacramento Bee: AM Capitol Alert: California officials prepare for fourth year of drought Associated Press: Water agencies report use as California drought continues NBC Bay Area: Will California’s Levee System Hold up in an Earthquake? San Francisco Chronicle: State considers tighter water limits, hopes for relief this week Los Angeles Times: Rain heads to Northern California, not LA, after SF’s […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 2, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 2, 2015

Wall Street Journal: California Drought Intensified in January       Reuters: California suffers dry January, prolonging devastating drought Los Angeles Times: San Francisco gets no rain in January for first time in 165 years Capital Public Radio: Driest January On Record Breitbart News: Sierra Snow Disaster: Low Snowpack, Nonexistent Rainfall Exacerbate CA Drought Wired: A New Satellite Will Watch the Western […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 30, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for January 30, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Scientists see shrinking California snowpack as a harbinger San Francisco Chronicle: Snow levels in the Sierra drop to among the lowest on record Los Angeles Times: California wild salmon harvest continues to dwindle with drought Contra Costa Times: California snowpack gains erased by meager January rainfall Washington Post: After a wet December, Northern California likely to see […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 29, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for January 29, 2015

Mercury News: Measuring Sierra snowpack is a lot more complex than it looks Drought law: Congress proposals could destroy San Francisco estuary and many species Delta plan: New coalition supports the governor’s twin tunnels Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: California to deliver more water to local water agencies after rains Associated Press: Biologists: Raising California dam […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 28, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for January 28, 2015

Capital Public Radio: Wildlife Agencies See Near Collapse Of 2014 Salmon Species Associated Press: Larger salmon releases planned after California fish die-off Capital Public Radio: Sacramentans Cut Water Use To Lowest Level Per Person In 100 Years News 10: California again considering barriers to protect Delta Monterey County Herald: Drought expected to continue, county pushes conservation FOX 40: Drought a Growing […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 27, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for January 27, 2015

Associated Press: If Drought Persists, California May Dam 3 Sacramento Delta Channels To Protect Drinking Water San Francisco Chronicle: Record-setting rainless January sparks fears, fire Associated Press: Private wells in California farm area show high uranium Contra Costa Times: Delta water weed problems called the worst in years Reno Gazette Journal: Sierra snow coming Tuesday, but it’s no drought buster […]

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