As drought settles over the San Joaquin Valley, a new report warns of other circumstances that could result in entire communities losing drinking water. More than a million Valley residents could lose their public water in coming decades under the sweeping groundwater legislation known as the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act …
Read More »What Is ‘SGMA?’ A Primer On California’s Groundwater Overhaul Law
We in California are depleting our groundwater aquifers faster than we can replenish them. Over the last few decades in the San Joaquin Valley, that deficit has averaged close to two million acre-feet per year, a total that was exacerbated by drought conditions that may become more common as the …
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The tagline for Republicans’ new tax code rewrite, unveiled Wednesday at the Capitol, should be “hashtag keep yo money,” South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott joked. It may not work out … Click to Continue »
Read More »Monuments review spurs call to overhaul Antiquities Act
The Interior Department’s conclusion of a contentious review of national monuments might give Congress some impetus to revisit the Antiquities Act of 1906, which presidents of both parties have used … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gray proposes legislation to overhaul state’s water management system
After five years of punishing drought and the state’s plan to allocate more irrigation water for fish, Assemblyman Adam Gray is rolling out newly proposed legislation to restructure the state’s … Click to Continue »
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