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Environment

California Lawmakers Approve New Regulations For Marijuana Growers

June 16, 2016 | Amy Quinton

California lawmakers have approved a bill as part of the state budget package that would streamline a permitting process for marijuana growers. Republican lawmakers say it’s unfair to other farmers.

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Environment

Study: California Drought Management Lacking

November 18, 2015 | Amy Quinton

A new study finds that California’s system for allocating water is fragmented, inconsistent and lacks transparency.

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Environment

Drought Test California's Water Rights System

September 28, 2015 | Katie Orr

California has a 100-year-old system for managing who gets to take water from rivers and streams. That system got tested this summer.

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Environment

Regulators Order Curtailments For Some Senior Water Right Holders

June 12, 2015 | Amy Quinton

California water regulators announced Friday that some senior water right holders in the Delta, Sacramento and San Joaquin River watersheds will no longer be able to divert water from rivers and streams.

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Environment

California Water Board Considers Voluntary Water Cut From Farmers

May 21, 2015 | Amy Quinton

The State Water Resources Control Board is considering whether to allow some farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to voluntarily cut back their water use. In exchange, they want the board to agree not to curtail their remaining water.

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State Government

Brown Says Water Rights Changes Coming

April 16, 2015 | Katie Orr

California’s system of water rights is coming under scrutiny as the state’s drought gets worse. Today Governor Jerry Brown indicated there may be some changes coming to the century-old system.

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Environment

Drought Prompts State Water Board To Issue Extensive Water Cutbacks

May 29, 2014 | Amy Quinton

California's drought is causing the most extensive water cutbacks since 1977.

 
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