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The Rising Cost of Settling the American Desert

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Power plant that moves torrent of water uphill considers closing

California Approves World’s Largest Solar Power Project

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The solar project will use groundwater, but its effect on the Colorado River water needs to be determined.
Water & Energy Collision

In Era of Climate Change and Water Scarcity, Meeting National Energy Demand Confronts Major Impediments

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The pursuit of energy development development reveal gaps in policymaking.

In Solar Power Lies Path to Reducing Water Use For Energy

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California’s latest proposed desert solar power plant could compromise desert habitat.

California Drought is No Problem for Kern County Oil Producers

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Farmers do without water because of oil industry uses.

Water Scarcity Prompts Different Plans to Reckon With U.S. Energy Choke Point

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Southeast could learn from Southwest

California’s Central Valley to Get More Water

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As the state recovers from a three-year drought and copes with a deteriorating water infrastructure, the nation's food supply just got a boost.

California Water Board Changes Power Plant Regulations to Protect Aquatic Life

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Power plants will be required to change their cooling systems to reduce the amount of water they withdraw from oceans and estuaries as a result.

The Price of Water: A Comparison of Water Rates, Usage in 30 U.S. Cities

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"For more than 20 years industry has been moving south looking for cheaper labor, I'm hoping that now they'll start coming back looking for cheaper water."

2009 California Water Plan Published

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Report recommends upgrading the state's information base to better user understanding of the water system.

California Farmers Can Save Water, Money, Says Pacific Institute Report

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The water-scarce state can overhaul its agricultural water management by implementing clearer water targets, better economic incentives, and more direct communication systems, according to a Pacific Institute report

Reforms Could Lead to Huge Water Savings for California, Pacific Institute Says

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Replacing inefficient appliances in homes and upgrading wasteful agricultural equipment could save one million acre feet of water in California, according to a Pacific Institute report released Monday. These reforms could also save the parched state six to eight million acre feet by 2020.