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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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2017 Energy & Water Nexus Summit

8:30 AM – 2:30 PM Friday, September 22, 2017 East Bay Municipal Utility District Oakland, CA Please join us for this popular annual event. This year’s panels will feature key experts on the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and cap and trade, as well as a roundtable of General Managers from the region’s water utilities, among […]

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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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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 7, 2017
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California Water News for September 7, 2017

The Press Telegram: Long Beach reports first death this year from West Nile virus Dale Kasler & Ryan Sabalow: Heat wave, fires, hurricanes bear the ‘fingerprints of climate change,’ scientists say KQED: VIDEO: Is Climate Change to Blame for Hurricane Harvey and Other Kinds of Extreme Weather? The Desert Sun: How big is Hurricane Irma compared to the whole […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 6, 2017
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California Water News for September 6, 2017

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 […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 5, 2017
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California Water News for September 5, 2017

American 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 […]

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