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(AP) - Farmers in central California are drilling more and deeper wells than ever before to pump water for their fruit orchards and sprawling fields following government imposed limits on surface water.

Environment

Where Did National Forests Go? Green Spaces Disappear From Google Maps

September 22, 2016

#FindYourPark? Numerous forests, nature reserves and wilderness areas lost their green markings on Google's and Apple's maps, catching forest officials by surprise.

Environment

Second Oil Sheen Seen Near San Francisco Bay Area Refinery

September 22, 2016

(AP) - U.S. Coast Guard officials say two oil sheens were discovered in the waters north of San Francisco.

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CapRadio Reporter Amy Quinton Recalls 135-Mile Journey Through Grand Canyon

September 22, 2016

In March, a group of UC Davis graduate students and their professors took a white-water rafting trip on the Colorado River where it flows through the Grand Canyon. CapRadio reporter Amy Quinton

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Environment

It Takes A River: A 135-Mile Journey Down The Colorado

September 21, 2016 | Amy Quinton

Each spring, a group of UC Davis student scientists and their professors take a whitewater rafting trip through the Grand Canyon to study a river that sustains 40 million people. Capital Public Radio’s Amy Quinton traveled with them.

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Toxic Algae Is In More Than 40 California Lakes, Waterways

September 19, 2016

(AP) - Toxic algae has shown up in more than 40 state lakes and waterways from Los Angeles to the northern reaches of California, the highest count in state history.

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Environment

California Would Provide More Water To Fish Under Plan

September 15, 2016 | Amy Quinton

California regulators have released a draft plan that would increase water for threatened fish and reduce water for farmers.

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State Government

Brown Signs Bills Distributing Cap And Trade Revenues

September 14, 2016 | Ben Adler

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a package of four bills that spend money raised through California’s “cap and trade” greenhouse gas reduction program. It's part of a new effort to fight climate change in California’s disadvantaged communities.

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Environment

Study: Delta Tunnel Plan Would Require Federal Funding

September 14, 2016 | Amy Quinton

A previously unreleased economic analysis shows the federal government would need to pay for nearly a third of cost of a plan to build two tunnels to carry water across the state.

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