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| Press releases and coverage of PCL in the media. |
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PCL & PCLF Announce Sold Out Symposium (01-28-10)
The annual environmental legislative symposium has over 330 participants coming to Saturday’s event, which is focused on climate change, land use, water, and coastal issues. |
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Interior Puts Brakes on 2-Gates Delta Experiment (01-15-10)
IndyBay - Fisherman, farmers, environmental groups have a proposal that would divert fish away from the Delta water pumping facilities. The Bureau of Reclaimation states the project's premise needs to be established before the project can move forward. |
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'The Cadillac of California Irrigation Districts' Has More Than a Tiny Fish to Blame For Its Troubles (01-12-10)
High Country News - A two year drought and the endangered Delta smelt have significantly reduced water exports to farms in the Central Valley. PCL's Jonas Minton says there's a notion to restore the Delta means separating the fish from the water -- and that is biologically unsound. |
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Carlsbad Legal Challenge Loses Surfrider Foundation (01-11-10)
International Desalination and Water Reuse Quarterly - Coastkeeper and the Surfrider Foundation had filed an appeal to a 2008 State Land's Commission approval of the Carlsbad Poseidon Desal Plant. PCL's Jonas Minton challenges Poseidon's statement of a zero-carbon footprint. |
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Committee Rejects Suspending Calif. Greenhouse Gas Law (01-11-10)
Legal Newsline - A business-backed measure to put California's innovative climate legislation on hold due to the lagging economy was rejected. The League, along with others, opposed this proposal to ensure greenhouse gas emissions are reduced in a timely manner. |
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Pumping Depletes Central Valley Water, Data Show (01-08-10)
Best Make Money - Overzealous pumping has depleted the Central Valley's aquifers and the rate of pumping is no longer sustainable. California doesn't require monitoring of groundwater pumping. The League and others say the recently passed monitoring regulations aren't binding and force unfunded local agencies to take the matter on. |
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Health and Environment Groups Support Adoption of Air District Greenhouse Gas and Toxics Standards (01-06-10)
The League, along with other conservation groups have supported the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's adoption of standards for greenhouse gas emissions and toxics. Projects not meeting the standard would be required to take measures reducing their emissions. |
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California Hangs on to PEX Pipe Plans for Now (01-05-10)
Plastics Today - The League, along with the California Pipe Trades Council, convinced a Superior Court Judge that the state failed to test the health risks associated with the use of PEX (cross-linked polyethylene) pipes. At the end of December, the Plastic Pipes and Fitting Association filed an appeal to reverse the decision. |
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Luxury Development's Dubious Delta Water Supply (01-04-10)
Contra Costa Times - The development of 3,500 houses in Kern County will likely rely on a 15 year old agreement for using Delta water. The agreement stated Kern's Delta water supply would be as reliable as the water sent to Southern California. Some groups are challenging the development for this and other reasons. |
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