January 28, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Agricultural irrigation in California’s Central Valley doubles the amount of water vapor pumped into the atmosphere, ratcheting up rainfall and powerful monsoons across the interior Southwest, according to a new study. Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 2, 2012
by Kate Poole
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Kate Poole, Senior Attorney, San Francisco
Today, the Ninth Circuit ruled, once again, that Westlands Water District and other junior Central Valley Project (CVP) water users in the San Joaquin Valley are only entitled to “surplus… Continue reading
November 21, 2011
by Doug Obegi
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Doug Obegi, Staff Attorney, Western Water Project, San Francisco
A week ago, Tom Birmingham, the general manager of the Westlands Water District, wrote an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee about the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which stated,
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April 1, 2011
by Doug Obegi
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Doug Obegi, Staff Attorney, Western Water Project, San Francisco Listen to talk radio in California’s Central Valley long enough, and you’ll hear the refrain, “turn on the pumps.” Of course, the massive pumps in the Bay-De… Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 10, 2010
by Justin Horner
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For decades, we’ve known that suburban sprawl enjoys a number of advantages over infill or smart growth. Many of those are related to “externalities,” or those consequences of someone’s economic actions that are not reflected in prices. &nbs… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJuly 20, 2010
by Kate Poole
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Bertrand Russell once said that “The greatest challenge . . . is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.” One would think that articulating the problem to be solved with a habitat conservation plan for the Bay-Delta w… Continue reading
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