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Catalyst: California Series Sketches Blueprint for Drought Response
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Strategies must bridge political jurisdictions and reflect local water conditions.
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California Drought and Strengthening El Nino Accelerate Statewide Water Transition
New infrastructure, laws, and practices help the state respond…
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Seminal water law does not address nation's emerging water pollution challenges.
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Federal Drought Policy Need Not Wait for Congress
Natural resources agencies have the authority to change practices on their own, conservation groups argue.
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California Drought Signals Fundamental Shift to New Water Conditions
Climate change models have long predicted a drying West. In California, the future has arrived.
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EPA Clean Power Plan Delivers Significant Benefits for Water
Cutting carbon emissions from power plants will lead to reductions…