California landscape of climate finance
To support California in meeting its climate goals and using its budget most effectively, CPI created this first-of-its-kind landscape of climate finance in California, building on the flagship Global
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California to fine historic district $1.5m for 'illegally stealing water' for its farmers as state endures fourth-year of devastating drought
California regulators today proposed an unprecedented, $1.5million fine for a group of Central Valley farmers accused of illegally taking water during the devastating drought. It would be the first such
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California drought gives new impetus to wastewater recycling
In the sprawling Orange County suburbs south of Los Angeles, home to Disneyland and upscale beach towns, much of the drinking supply for more than 2 million people originates from the sewer. And that number
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California drought leads to mass tree felling across Los Angeles
City officials in Los Angeles have said they don't have enough water to irrigate all the trees in the city, so they are cutting down roughly 14,000 of those that are dead or dying from drought. ''It's
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Searching for public health law’s sweet spot: The regulation of sugar-sweetened beverages
<p>In May 2012, the New York City Board of Health set a limit of 16 ounces on sugary drinks sold in city restaurants, theaters, and food carts, triggering international media attention and a firestorm
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California Drought Sends U.S. Water Agency Back to Drawing Board
FOLSOM, Calif. — Drew Lessard stood on top of Folsom Dam and gazed at the Sierra Nevada, which in late spring usually gushes enough melting snow into the reservoir to provide water for a million people.
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California’s rural poor hit hardest as groundwater vanishes in long drought
MECCA, Calif. — Whenever her sons rush indoors after playing under the broiling desert sun, Guadalupe Rosales worries. They rarely heed her constant warning: Don’t drink the water. It’s not safe. The 8-
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California's push for cleaner buses could edge out natural gas
Fifteen years ago, California led the way to cleaner transit buses with strict tailpipe emissions standards that effectively ushered out diesel as the primary fuel for buses in the state and replaced it
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California conservation efforts cut water use by 29%
Water use in the state down in May compared with two years ago after governor ordered mandatory water restrictions amid fourth year of drought California water regulators say cities showed their best
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Social media as an information source for rapid flood inundation mapping
<p>During and shortly after a disaster data about the hazard and its consequences are scarce and not readily available. This research proposes a methodology that leverages social media content to support
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What California can learn for Israel on solving serious water shortages
California is still counting up the damage from the 2014 drought, which resulted in more than $200 million in losses in the dairy and livestock industry and a staggering $810 million in crop production.