Tag: water resources

Newsom Under Fire From Bipartisan Critics Over Trillions of Gallons of Lost Water

January 24, 2023
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California flushed trillions of gallons of rainwater from January storms out to the ocean instead of saving it in reservoirs and pumping it to farmers after three years of extreme drought. Since late December, a series of heavy storms called atmospheric rivers brought an estimated 32 trillion gallons of rainwater to the state, according to…

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Investigative Reporter Reveals CCP’s Legacy of Environmental Destruction in China

October 29, 2022
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During the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 20th national congress, China’s ruling regime claimed that they have been more effective in managing the environment over the past decade, citing official data. However, a Chinese investigative journalist revealed that the deterioration of the environment in mainland China is shocking and may not recover for decades. Zhai Qing,…

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Desalination Plant Still Under Construction After 20 Years of Court Battles | Scott Maloni

August 31, 2021
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In response to the extreme drought conditions in California, the Metropolitan Water District—one of the largest in the state—in recent days called a Water Supply Alert, asking people to voluntarily reduce the amount of water they are using. For the first time in California’s state history, a water shortage was declared on the Colorado River,…

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