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Your Lawn May be Gone. New Bill Bans Irrigation of ‘Ornamental’ Lawns

09/13/2023
The irrigation bill, which aims to force businesses and institutions to remove their lawns, now goes to the governor.

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Dam Demolition Gets Going. Can Klamath River Be Saved?

08/31/2023
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Four hydroelectric dams totaling 100,000 tons of concrete will be destroyed by the end of 2024.

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Feds Investigate California Water Agency for Discrimination

08/10/2023
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Allegation claims agency failed to properly protect water quality in Delta and Bay areas

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Placer County Water Agency Approves Projects to Safeguard Water Supply During Disasters

08/07/2023
The Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) Board of Directors allocated money for two new programs to help ensure customer water supplies are protected from both near-term and long-term disasters.

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Sewage Could Be Converted to Drinking Water, State Plans

08/04/2023
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Extensive new purification standards could turn wastewater into “the cleanest drinking water around.”

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Clean Up the Lake Launches Environmental Dive Center

07/28/2023
Clean Up the Lake, known for its 72-mile cleanup project around the shores of Lake Tahoe, has opened its Environmental Dive Center at Lake Tahoe.

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2023 Tahoe: State of the Lake Report

07/20/2023
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The 2023 Tahoe: State of the Lake Report, released by UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC), reveals significant changes in Lake Tahoe's ecosystem. The report, based on data collected in 2022, highlights unprecedented biological shifts and serves as a vital resource for restoration, management, and monitoring decisions.

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California Republicans Fighting Again to Raise the Shasta Dam

07/17/2023
Raising Shasta Dam to increase its capacity would provide 634,000 more acre-feet of water per year, legislators say. But that assumes there will always be enough precipitation, and the move risks flooding sacred Native American lands and harming local habitats.

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Lake Tahoe Has High Concentration of Microplastics, Research Shows

07/12/2023
Small fragments of fibers from clothing, packaging and other plastic residue have invaded freshwater lakes and watersheds globally and in alarming quantities, according to new research.

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Placer County Takes Steps to Protect Lake Tahoe

07/12/2023
In an effort to improve lake clarity and reduce sediment loading from roadway runoff to protect the natural beauty of Lake Tahoe, Placer County is moving forward with construction of the transformative Lower Secline Water Quality project in Kings Beach.

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Ending Mono Lake Diversions to Los Angeles: Good for the Environment, Bad for the Climate

07/12/2023
The environmental costs of ending water diversions from Mono Lake to Los Angeles would be mixed: It might help a shore bird habitat but would require changes that increase carbon emissions.

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Study: Climate Change Is Changing the Ocean’s Color

07/12/2023
In the magazine Nature, a team of scientists reports that they have detected changes in ocean color that cannot be explained by natural, year-to-year variability alone. These color shifts have occurred over 56 percent of the world’s oceans.

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California Budget Deal Delivers Major Setback to Delta Water Tunnel Project

06/27/2023
California Gov. Gavin Newsom had to concede defeat on trying to get the Legislature to give a very contentious water tunnel project streamlined regulatory treatment.

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Nevada Senator Announces More Than $3M to Prevent, Combat Invasive Species in Lake Tahoe

06/21/2023
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced $3.1 million in funding she secured for Lake Tahoe in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prevent and combat the spread of aquatic invasive species in the lake through the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program.

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Truckee to Review Proposal for Projects That Could be Funded by State Bill

06/06/2023
The Town of Truckee Town Council meeting will review a proposal to use funds generated by SB 1 for both the Railyard Mobility Hub Project and the West River Street Streetscape Improvement Project.

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Judge Allows Use of Fire Retardant While Permit Pends

06/06/2023
The U.S. District Court for the District of Montana ruled the U.S. Forest Service can continue to use aerial fire retardant to fight wildfires while waiting on a Clean Water Act permit.

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Tahoe Star Returns, Renewed

06/02/2023
After a period of disrepair, the Tahoe Star has returned to the Jewel of the Sierra and is now available to the general public for private charters under new ownership.

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Olympic Valley Public Service District Discusses Changes to Water Code

06/02/2023
The Olympic Valley Public Service District Board of Directors discussed changes to the district's water conservation and drought standards.

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Environment Water

Mono Lake Advocates Demand State Stop Sending Lake’s Water to L.A.

05/29/2023
Environmentalists say it’s past time for California water officials to halt Los Angeles’ diversion of Mono Lake’s tributaries. But L.A. officials insist that water is a tiny but vital part of the city’s water supply.

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Inaugural Lake Tahoe Litter Summit Brings Environmental Leaders Together

05/28/2023
The inaugural Lake Tahoe Litter Summit, hosted by nonprofit Clean Up the Lake, brought together 50 of Lake Tahoe's agency leaders and citizens fighting litter in the basin.

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