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Expansion of San Luis Reservoir set to boost California’s water-storing capacity
1 month, 1 week ago

Expansion of San Luis Reservoir set to boost California’s water-storing capacity

LA Times  

The Biden administration and eight California water agencies have reached an agreement to share in the costs of raising a dam to expand San Luis Reservoir, a nearly $1-billion project intended to increase the state’s water-storage capacity and benefit a group of urban communities and agricultural areas. San Luis Reservoir, which ranks among California’s largest reservoirs, is slated to gain …

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Feds say he masterminded an epic California water heist. Some farmers say he’s their Robin Hood
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Feds say he masterminded an epic California water heist. Some farmers say he’s their Robin Hood

LA Times  

Robert Zavala was fresh out of the Marines and looking to escape dead-end work at a poultry plant in the early 1990s when his old baseball coach — now the head of a local water district — swooped to the rescue with a job offer. Federal prosecutors would eventually bring felony charges against Zavala’s old boss, the former general manager …

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California’s epic rain year boosted groundwater levels, but not enough to recoup losses
1 year, 2 months ago

California’s epic rain year boosted groundwater levels, but not enough to recoup losses

LA Times  

California’s extraordinarily wet year brought the state vast quantities of water that have soaked into the ground and given a substantial boost to the state’s groundwater supplies, but not nearly enough to reverse long-term losses from over-pumping in many areas, according to a new state report. Groundwater levels, while recovering, are still lower than the period after the 2012-2016 drought.” …

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Battle rages over ‘sweetheart deal’ between Trump administration and giant water district
1 year, 4 months ago

Battle rages over ‘sweetheart deal’ between Trump administration and giant water district

LA Times  

Critics call it a “sweetheart deal” between the Trump administration and the Central Valley’s largest agricultural water district, and they claim it unfairly lines the pockets of major farm owners while imperiling California salmon and other fish species. “And now we have a chance to reverse the contract.” Climate & Environment Westlands Water District gets permanent U.S. contract for massive …

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Hoopa Valley Tribe sues US over California water contracts
2 years, 1 month ago

Hoopa Valley Tribe sues US over California water contracts

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Hoopa Valley Tribe alleged in a lawsuit Monday that the federal government is violating its sovereignty and failing to collect money from California farms that rely on federally supplied water to pay for damages to tribal fisheries. The tribe, which has a reservation in northwest California, says in its lawsuit against the Biden administration that the …

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Key projects launched as part of Belt and Road Initiative
2 years, 2 months ago

Key projects launched as part of Belt and Road Initiative

China Daily  

Editor's note: A survey among China Daily's overseas readers ahead of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China shows that the nation's ecological progress, economy, diplomacy, science and technology, and the Belt and Road Initiative are among some of the most closely observed issues. Despite having to pay a toll, many commuters in Nairobi are using the …

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Key projects launched as part of Belt and Road Initiative
2 years, 2 months ago

Key projects launched as part of Belt and Road Initiative

China Daily  

Editor's note: A survey among China Daily's overseas readers ahead of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China shows that the nation's ecological progress, economy, diplomacy, science and technology, and the Belt and Road Initiative are among some of the most closely observed issues. Despite having to pay a toll, many commuters in Nairobi are using the …

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Key projects launched as part of Belt and Road Initiative
2 years, 2 months ago

Key projects launched as part of Belt and Road Initiative

China Daily  

Editor's note: A survey among China Daily's overseas readers ahead of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China shows that the nation's ecological progress, economy, diplomacy, science and technology, and the Belt and Road Initiative are among some of the most closely observed issues. Despite having to pay a toll, many commuters in Nairobi are using the …

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Key projects launched as part of Belt and Road Initiative
2 years, 2 months ago

Key projects launched as part of Belt and Road Initiative

China Daily  

Editor's note: A survey among China Daily's overseas readers ahead of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China shows that the nation's ecological progress, economy, diplomacy, science and technology, and the Belt and Road Initiative are among some of the most closely observed issues. Despite having to pay a toll, many commuters in Nairobi are using the …

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UK heatwave: Schoolboy put in ‘prison-like’ room for wearing shorts as temperatures soared
2 years, 5 months ago

UK heatwave: Schoolboy put in ‘prison-like’ room for wearing shorts as temperatures soared

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A schoolboy was put in a ‘prison-like’ isolation room for …

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California lawmakers mull buying out farmers to save water
2 years, 6 months ago

California lawmakers mull buying out farmers to save water

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After decades of fighting farmers in court over how much water they can take out of California’s rivers and streams, some state lawmakers want to try something different: use taxpayer money to buy out farmers. A proposal in the state Senate would spend up to $1.5 billion to buy “senior water rights” that allow farmers to take …

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California says $2.6-billion pact can protect delta amid drought. Critics disagree
2 years, 8 months ago

California says $2.6-billion pact can protect delta amid drought. Critics disagree

LA Times  

It’s a major source of California’s water supply and a vital habitat for fish, migratory birds and other species. State officials called the deal an important milestone in their efforts to balance the delta’s ecological needs with the water needs of Californians, and a key step toward larger “voluntary agreements” that can help ensure substantial flows for the health of …

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California plan would pay farmers to grow less to save water
2 years, 8 months ago

California plan would pay farmers to grow less to save water

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California would pay farmers not to plant thousands of acres of land as part of a $2.9 billion plan announced Tuesday aimed at letting more water flow through the state’s major rivers and streams to help restore the unique habitat in one of North America’s largest estuaries. The agreement, signed Tuesday between state and federal officials and …

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Judge won’t validate water deal for California farm supplier
3 years, 1 month ago

Judge won’t validate water deal for California farm supplier

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California judge has declined to validate a contract granting permanent access to federally controlled water for the nation’s largest agricultural water supplier, a move that means the U.S. government is not bound by terms of the deal. Environmentalists had blasted the contract between the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Westlands Water District as a sweetheart …

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Biden wants to create clean energy jobs. Here’s what they might look like
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden wants to create clean energy jobs. Here’s what they might look like

LA Times  

Workers place panels at the construction site of Westlands Solar Park in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Solar fields such as those at Westlands Solar Park in the San Joaquin Valley provide good-paying, blue-collar union jobs, but they also require fewer workers to operate than natural gas plants and oil refineries do. “It’s difficult to find comparable jobs at those good …

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Solar on farmland could help California keep the lights on
3 years, 5 months ago

Solar on farmland could help California keep the lights on

LA Times  

This is the July 8, 2021, edition of Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. At least 300 megawatts of gas-fired power won’t be available either due to “unforeseen circumstances.” And a few hundred megawatts of new energy resources that were expected to be ready to go by Aug. 1 …

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2020 polls: Trump makes increasing water supply to farms and oil and gas companies priority for new office
4 years, 2 months ago

2020 polls: Trump makes increasing water supply to farms and oil and gas companies priority for new office

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump on Tuesday created what he called a …

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