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California drought
California’s Perpetual Drought Is Man-Made and Intentional
Commentary The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently released its next five-year plan for the State Water Project—Update 2023. After years of meetings, California’s premier water agency has decided ...
April 30, 2024
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Roger Canfield
California Wastewater Plants Dump Raw Sewage Into Rivers, Expert Alleges
Some wastewater treatment plants in California have been releasing excess human sewage into rivers, a water expert stated.
March 14, 2024
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Zach Li
Drought-Prone California Is Still Watching Rainwater Wash Out to Sea
Trillions of gallons of rainfall poured down across the state during recent storms, according to the governor’s office.
February 11, 2024
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Travis Gillmore
California Starts New Year With Below-Average Snowpack: Report
Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada near South Lake Tahoe—which supplies about 30 percent of the state’s water—measured 30 ...
January 3, 2024
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Jill McLaughlin
California 100 Percent Drought-Free, Should Continue Until End of January: Expert
California is officially drought free and is expected to stay that way until at least the end of ...
November 10, 2023
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Jill McLaughlin
California Readies for Winter After Last Year’s ‘Miracle’ Water Year
California water officials and forecasters say the state is more prepared heading into winter after last year’s “miracle” ...
October 6, 2023
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Jill McLaughlin
Los Angeles Captures Enough Stormwater During Hurricane Hilary to Serve 50,000 Households
The City of Los Angeles captured enough stormwater from Tropical Storm Hilary last month to serve 50,000 households ...
September 8, 2023
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Jill McLaughlin
Recycling Toilet Waste: California Considers Making Domestic Wastewater Drinkable
California has put forward a proposal to convert domestic and industrial wastewater into a “climate-resilient” drinking water source ...
July 13, 2023
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Naveen Athrappully
California Drought Is Over, Major Reservoirs Overflowing
The historic barrage of storms this winter offered some breathing room for California’s extreme dry conditions, with 95 ...
June 22, 2023
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Sophie Li
California to Provide 100 Percent Water Allocation From the State’s Water Project
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will be increasing water supplies to 100 percent for Californians from the ...
April 22, 2023
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Elizabeth Dowell
Half of California out of Drought; More Rain Boosts Flood Risk
Almost half of California is out of a drought, including San Francisco, Sacramento, and Los Angeles, according to ...
March 19, 2023
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Jamie Joseph
California Water District Declares Drought Emergency
LOS ANGELES—The Metropolitan Water District's Board of Directors has declared a regional drought emergency for the Southern California ...
December 14, 2022
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City News Service
California Water Agencies, Farmers Work Together to Conserve Water in the Delta
Alex Wilson is a sixth-generation California farmer, growing fruits and grain in a state that has been severely ...
October 21, 2022
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Jill McLaughlin
Southern US Drought Conditions May Remain as Australia Declares Third La Nina Event in a Row
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has confirmed that the south pacific is heading into its third consecutive ...
September 14, 2022
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Victoria Kelly-Clark
Drought Forcing More American Farmers to Kill Their Own Crops
Severe drought is forcing many farmers in the United States to destroy their crops, according to the latest ...
August 19, 2022
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Naveen Athrappully
California Water Board Official Quits, Says State Isn’t Doing Enough for Climate Change
The California state water board’s climate change manager Max Gomberg resigned after a decade of service, saying Gov. ...
July 28, 2022
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Jill McLaughlin
San Francisco to Implement Water Surcharge in Response to Statewide Drought
SAN FRANCISCO—Starting next spring, San Francisco's residents will need to pay more for water, which was introduced after ...
November 29, 2021
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Alice Sun
California Water Supplier Declares Drought Emergency, Urges Conservation
LOS ANGELES—Directors of Southern California's regional water wholesaler declared a drought emergency Nov. 9, calling on local water ...
November 10, 2021
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City News Service
Debate Over Water in Southwest Ignores Immigration
News Analysis The Biden administration's move to revisit a 2019 Bureau of Reclamation biological opinion that had relaxed ...
October 15, 2021
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Nathan Worcester
EpochTV Review: Desalination Plant Still Under Construction After 20 Years of Court Battles
The state of California has been in the throes of a drought for many years. The chairwoman of ...
September 27, 2021
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Lacy Hall
California Gov. Newsom Signs State’s Biggest Ever $15 Billion Package on Climate Change
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a giant $15 billion climate package on Thursday that will direct money to an ...
September 24, 2021
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Katabella Roberts
‘California Has Enough Water, We Are Just Not Storing It’ | Brett Barbre
California is considered the breadbasket of the world, but water is the key. My guest is Brett Barbre, former member of the Metropolitan ...
August 20, 2021
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Siyamak Khorrami
Officials Urge SoCal Residents to Save Water as Reservoirs Reach Historical Lows
As California’s drought continues to worsen, the board of Southern California’s regional water wholesale issued a Water Supply ...
August 17, 2021
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Vanessa Serna
How California’s Outdated Water Infrastructure Lets Farmland Go Barren | Don and Steve Jackson
This summer, California is back in a drought, and it has spread throughout the western United States. On ...
July 8, 2021
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Siyamak Khorrami
Newsom’s Double Whammy to California: Drought Declaration and Incentives Not to Work
Commentary California Gov. Gavin Newsom's so-called economic plan, in truth, isn't an economic plan at all. Rather, it’s ...
May 12, 2021
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Thomas Del Beccaro
California’s Worsening Drought Highlights Conservation and Lack of New Water Supply | Steve Sheldon
California is facing exceptionally dry conditions with around 88 percent of the land experiencing a severe drought. My ...
May 6, 2021
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Siyamak Khorrami
California Trees Dying at ‘Unprecedented’ Rate (Video)
Since May, an estimated 36 million trees have died in the state.
November 19, 2016
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