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Drought saps $2.7 billion from California economy, report says
Posted by LA Times: Geoffrey Mohan on June 3rd, 2015
LA Times: The drought is on track to dry up $2.7 billion in revenue and erase more than 18,600 jobs from the California economy this year, according to a preliminary report. But that blow has been hard to detect because the agriculture sector is just 2% of the overall state economy and because farm employment has grown steadily in the last decade, a panel of experts told the state Board of Food and Agriculture. Despite the drought, in fact, statewide agricultural employment grew by 3,100 jobs last year,...
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Comments Off on Drought saps $2.7 billion from California economy, report saysL.A. County supervisors to vote controversial water conservation plan
Posted by LA Times: Abby Sewel on June 3rd, 2015
LA Times: Los Angeles County supervisors are slated to vote Tuesday on a conservation plan aimed at sharply reducing water use in the Antelope Valley, Malibu and Topanga areas to comply with state drought mandates.
Under the proposal, most commercial water users and multifamily residential units in the Antelope Valley that are served by the county waterworks district would be required to cut back by 32% from their 2013 usage. In the Malibu and Topanga areas, the reductions would be 36%. Those who go over...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on L.A. County supervisors to vote controversial water conservation planCalifornia water use declines 13.5 percent, state board reports
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 3rd, 2015
LA Times: After lagging during the first part of the year, water conservation in California improved significantly in April following Gov. Jerry Brown`s historic order requiring big cuts in water use amid the worsening drought.
Water use in April dropped 13.5%, compared with the same month in 2013, a sign that residents and urban water suppliers were taking Brown`s dire conservation calls seriously.
Despite the improvement, the state has a long way to go to meet the 25% cut Brown ordered on April 1....
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on California water use declines 13.5 percent, state board reportsVirginia panel recommends new fracking regulations
Posted by Associated Press: Steve Szkotak on June 3rd, 2015
Associated Press: A Virginia advisory panel is recommending that energy companies disclose the chemical ingredients they use in horizontal fracking, a type of natural gas drilling that has raised environmental concerns.
The recommendation, among 14 proposed by the panel, would also require drilling companies to provide the state with closely guarded industry “recipes” for the fracking fluids.
The proposals have been submitted to Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s administration for review and a new round of public review....