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Feds impose Colorado River cuts as reservoirs hit record lows (opens the original)
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The Trump administration ordered California, Arizona and Nevada to cut back their use of water from the drought-stricken Colorado River over the next two years, setting the stage for a behemoth legal fight. The Interior Department’s decision, issued on Friday in a series of documents detailing a two-year and a 10-year plan, breaks a negotiating logjam between the seven Western states that rely on the river by imposing a short-term operating plan while leaving the larger fight for later. It comes
California moves closer to rewriting the rules of the Delta (opens the original)
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SACRAMENTO, California — California water regulators are moving forward with a plan backed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom that would overhaul water quality and flow rules in the sensitive ecosystem of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Bay Delta. What happened: The State Water Resources Control Board released a new version of its Bay-Delta plan on Wednesday. The plan lets participating water agencies meet protections for species like chinook salmon and Delta smelt through a 2022 deal Newsom struc
California approves landmark ‘Zone Zero’ wildfire rules (opens the original)
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SACRAMENTO, California — California wildfire regulators adopted first-in-the-nation rules requiring people in fire-prone regions to clear flammable material from the area around their homes on Wednesday after years of delays and concerns about costs. What happened: The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection voted unanimously to require homeowners in the state’s highest-risk fire areas to reduce flammable material within 5 feet of their homes, an area known as “Zone Zero.” This is considered to be
Bill to ‘Trump-proof’ California wetlands fails (opens the original)
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SACRAMENTO, California — A California Democrat’s proposal to enshrine Biden-era water quality rules in state law to backstop potential rollbacks under the Trump administration has died in the state Legislature amid continued opposition from farmers and water agencies. What happened: State Assembly Appropriations Chair Buffy Wicks announced on Thursday that state Sen. Ben Allen’s SB 601 was held back, meaning it won’t be voted on this year. It’s the second year in a row that Allen tried — and fai
California lawmakers shelve plan for alternative gasoline blends (opens the original)
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SACRAMENTO, California — The state’s oil industry scored a win Thursday when lawmakers killed a bill that would have paved the way for the sale of more out-of-state gas blends in California. Several other refinery and oil measures that the industry opposed survived the Legislature’s fiscal gauntlet, though. What happened: The state Assembly Appropriations Committee held state Sen. Henry Stern’s (D) SB 1245, which would have required the California Energy Commission, working with air regulators,
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