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$50 Million Federal Dollars Ease Historic Drought

2015-05-21 08:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: The Obama Administration will invest nearly $50 million to improve water efficiency and conservation in California and 11 other western states squeezed by years of crippling drought, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced today. Funded projects will replace thirsty grass with drought-tolerant plants, upgrade irrigation controls, line canals to prevent seepage, capture stormwater runoff, increase groundwater recharge and improve salmon habitat. "In a time of exceptional drought, it...

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