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California's Driest Region Finds Short-Term Drought Aid
2015-07-10 23:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Rural Tulare County, Calif., is now being called the epicenter of this drought. That's because at least 1,300 residential wells have run dry, affecting at least 7,000 people. When your taps start spitting out air here, Paul Boyer and his team are who you call. Under a punishing midafternoon sun, Boyer helps muscle down five of these hefty 400-pound water tanks from a semi-truck flatbed. He helps run a local nonprofit that's in charge of distributing these 2,500-gallon water tanks to drought...
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Cummins CTO John Wall receives Californias premier air quality award
2015-06-26 10:55:34| Green Car Congress
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How California's Drought Could Spur Ecological Rebirth
2015-06-22 14:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Jennifer and Lawrence Kesteloot like to begin the day with breakfast in their San Francisco backyard garden. For the last several months, theyve had guests: iridescent green-and-red Annas hummingbirds, drawn by wildflowers planted to replace what had been dead brown turf grass and concrete. The Kesteloots hadnt considered hummingbirds when imagining their garden. Mostly they were concerned about not using much water amidst the deprivations and uncertainties of Californias drought. Related:...
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How Do CRE Building Owners Cope With Californias Drought?
2015-06-19 14:30:00| National Real Estate Investor
With California facing one of the states most severe droughts on record, a State of Emergency was declared last January by Governor Jerry Brown. How much of an impact are the water restrictions having on commercial property operation and management? read more
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Drought forces cuts to some of Californias oldest water rights
2015-06-13 02:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: California water regulators Friday took a step that they haven`t taken since 1977: They cut water allocations to 114 senior water-rights holders in the state. In fact, this action will probably have more impact than the 1977 cuts, because the state has a greater legal and practical power to demand restrictions. The State Water Board issued a notice saying: "The State Water Board has been monitoring diversion records and flow conditions within the Sacramento-San Joaquin River watershed and Delta....
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