"$84-Million Removal of a Dam on Carmel River Set To Begin"
"Dismantling of the silt-filled San Clemente, to start next month, is being called California's largest-ever dam removal."
Source: LA Times, 06/24/2013
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Seattle Adopts Carbon Plan — But Will Pot Growers Get in the Way?
"Seattle has set itself an 86-page to-do list to help it reach carbon neutrality by 2050."
Source: Grist, 06/21/2013
Will CA Gov. Brown Veto Budget Bill with Rider Gutting FOI Law?
[SEE UPDATE: Cal Assembly Walks Back CPRA Attack.] The last-minute sneak attack on open government was crafted and pushed through by Brown's own party. Local governments would be legally able to ignore the major requirements of the Public Records Law which force them to respond to freedom-of-information requests and justify any denial of requests.
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"Klamath Tribes and Feds Exercise Water Rights"
"GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Tens of thousands of acres in Oregon's drought-stricken Klamath Basin will have to go without irrigation water this summer after the Klamath Tribes and the federal government exercised newly confirmed powers that put the tribes in the driver's seat over water use — a move ranchers fear will be economically disastrous."
Source: AP, 06/11/2013
"Judge OKs Huge Water Deal Between Farmers, San Diego County Cities"
"A California judge Tuesday upheld the sale of water from the farmers of the Imperial Valley to the thirsty cities in San Diego County -- the largest farms-to-cities water deal in the nation."
Source: LA Times, 06/05/2013
"Feds OK New Balance for Klamath Water"
"GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- A new plan for balancing scarce water in the Klamath Basin between fish and farms won't harm salmon or other fish protected by the Endangered Species Act, federal scientists said Monday."
Source: AP, 06/04/2013
"Climate Change Threatens 82% of Native California Fish"
"Climate change threatens most of California's native freshwater fish -- many of which don't exist anywhere else in the world -- with extinction, a new study says."
Source: USA TODAY, 06/04/2013
"Powerhouse Fire's Twisting Path Tests Firefighters"
"The Powerhouse fire has a dance all its own, and firefighters have struggled to keep up with the flames."
Source: LA Times, 06/04/2013
"Study Finds Unsafe Mercury Levels in Fish From Delta Watershed"
"The first comprehensive study of rivers and streams in California has found that sport fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed have higher concentrations of mercury and PCBs than anywhere else in the state."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 06/03/2013
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