Northern California has several significant dams that represent important parts of the state’s water management and flood-control projects. These dams are some of the key structures on important streams and rivers. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hillsides are ‘weeping,’ falling on California’s mountain highways
As the rain and snow have fallen this winter, so have California’s hillsides, forcing the closure of major roads through the Sierra Nevada and causing millions of dollars in damage. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Obamacare repeal is a giant risk for California’s dwindling Republicans
The last major Republican stronghold in California is one of the nation’s areas most dependent on Obamacare, creating an enormous political risk for the GOP congressmen who represent the region … Click to Continue »
Read More »California’s water conservation sinks in August
Californians’ water conservation dropped to less than 18 percent in August, well below the savings rate from a year earlier, causing alarm among drought regulators. The 17.7 percent savings compared … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gov. Brown signs sweeping climate law with big changes for California’s future
California will become a petri dish for international efforts to slow global warming under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday, forcing one of the world’s largest economies to squeeze into a dramatically smaller carbon footprint. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gov. Brown signs sweeping climate laws with big changes for California’s future
Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders embarked on a new era in California’s effort to combat climate change Thursday when the governor signed a law committing the state to some of the most drastic greenhouse gas emission reductions in the world. … Click to Continue »
Read More »California’s new climate bill may dampen growth but it won’t cripple the economy
California’s landmark climate bill, passed by the Assembly this week, has earned the ire of business groups that say it will cripple their industries. The law will not be a moneymaker for everyone, but it probably won’t wreak havoc on the economy either, research shows. … Click to Continue »
Read More »California’s drought and wildfires threaten endangered frog
A half-century ago, hundreds of streams cascading down the San Gabriel, San Bernardino and San Jacinto mountains in California were packed with fist-size mountain yellow-legged frogs competing for mating rights. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Is California’s cap-and-trade climate policy in jeopardy?
The linchpin of California’s climate change agenda, a program known as cap and trade, has become mired in legal, financial and political troubles that threaten to derail the state’s plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Is quinoa California’s next niche crop?
Bryce Lundberg is elated, which is saying a lot for a California farmer these days. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Minimum wage initiative set for California’s fall ballot
Measure would raise statewide minimum to $ 15 an hour by 2021 Sponsor of measure is SEIU United Healthcare Workers West Supporters could withdraw initiative up to June 30, amid Capitol talks … Click to Continue »
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