Category: Legislation – Policy
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Drought Mitigation: Should We Be Farming in the Desert?
Irrigated farmland in the desert of the Imperial Valley. (Photo credit: Steve Proehl, Getty Images) Throughout the Colorado River Basin, ongoing drought is pushing agricultural technology to its limits. Just north of the U.S.-Mexico border, California’s Imperial Valley is both a desert and an agricultural wonder. Bordered by sand dunes and barren mountains, the region…
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Developing state water roadmaps is essential
New turnout facility from the California Aqueduct on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Officials say the project will help the region prepare for the effects of climate change. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images.) Energy, water, and food are the top three threats to humanity, Nobel laureate Richard Smalley of Rice University…
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Maui Locals: No More Wastewater In The Ocean
Dozens of people waited to testify at a public hearing at Lahaina Civic Center organized by the state Department of Health over its draft pollution discharge permit for the Lahaina wastewater treatment plant. (Paula Dobbyn/Civil Beat) A draft permit would allow the practice to continue of injecting wastewater into the ground close to the ocean.…
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MedPage Today: EPA Scientists Say They Were Pressured to Downplay Health Harms From Chemicals
And a watchdog found they were retaliated against This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. More than 3 years ago, a small group of government scientists came forward with disturbing allegations. During President Donald Trump’s administration, they said, their managers at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began pressuring them to…
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Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Padilla Bills to Support Ecological Restoration Across California
Photo: Padilla highlights three California watershed restoration bills at ENR committee hearing. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing on three of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s (D-Calif.) bipartisan bills to promote ecosystem restoration, water conservation, and drought resiliency across the Colorado, Sacramento, and San Joaquin River watersheds. The…
