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There’s a first world problem Louis Brewster Fans, media need to show patience in Tony Stewart investigation Home → News → Environment Bear cub burned in Washington wildfire recovering WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — A black-bear cub burned in a devastating Washington state wildfire is making a slow recovery at a California wildlife center. The Wenatchee World reports (http://is.gd/HDoeur ) the cub, named Cinder, still has thir... City News Service | 8 hrs ago California water bond won’t be a drought-buster SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers are expected to use the backdrop of California’s most severe drought in nearly four decades to sell voters on the $7.5 billion water plan they put on the ballot this week. FENIT NIRAPPIL, Associated Press | 9 hrs ago Wildlife Mountain lion inbreeding in Santa Monica Mountains puts population at risk, report says Habitat conservation and restoration Divers hammer thousands of urchins to save Palos Verdes Peninsula kelp forests Water environment Lake Mead is at a historic low; Southern California could suffer MOST RECENT STORIES Droughts Californians to vote on $7.5 billion water plan SACRAMENTO >> Driven to action by the state’s historic drought, California lawmakers on Wednesday voted to place a $7.5 billion water plan before voters in November. The measure marks the largest investment in decades in the state’s water infrastructure and is designed to build reservoirs, clean up contaminated groundwater and promote water-saving technologies. It replaces an existing water bond that was approved by a previous Legislature but was widely... By Fenit Nirappil The Associated Press | 2 days ago Water management California drought: Regulations limiting groundwater pumping under consideration by lawmakers In what would be the most significant water law passed in California in nearly 50 years, lawmakers in Sacramento are working with Gov. Jerry Brown on a landmark measure to regulate groundwater pumping for the first time. With an Aug. 31 deadline until the end of the session and billions of dollars at stake, negotiations among farmers, environmentalists, cities and elected officials are reaching a crescendo. Although landowners who want to divert water from reservoirs and rivers... By Paul Rogers progers@mercurynews.com | 6 days ago Water conservation and preservation California drought lessons: Water wasters attend Water School SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Some overindulged their zucchini patch. Others didn’t bother with that dripping kitchen sink. But now every Monday night in this drought-stricken beach town, dozens of residents who violated their strict rations take a seat at Water School, hoping to get hundreds of thousands of dollars in distressing penalties waived. Nik Martinelli, a Santa Cruz water-conservation specialist who is up before dawn patrolling for overwatered lawns, launched a... MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer | 1 week ago Smog Clouds, humidity and upcoming El Niño may lower smog levels Monsoonal flows, humidity, flash floods and cloudy skies appearing during the dog days of summer in Southern California these past few weeks may have a silver lining — less smog. Air pollution experts report the cloud cover is acting as a shield, preventing the sun from cooking up as much ozone, the primary component of summer smog that can cause shortness of breath and long-lasting lung damage. In addition, the high probability of an El Niño materializing this fall... Steve Scauzillo | 1 week, 1 day ago Municipal governments San Bernardino County Supervisors reject Apple Valley solar farm SAN BERNARDINO >> County supervisors on Tuesday affirmed a Planning Commission decision to prohibit the building of a solar farm in Apple Valley, concurring that the project did not comply with development standards and that the site was poorly located. “Renewable energy projects must be carefully and thoughtfully located. This is not the right location for this project,” Supervisor Robert Lovingood said in a statement following Tuesday’s meeting. The... Joe Nelson | 1 week, 4 days ago Water use Brown moving forward on water bill to protect homeowners from fines A bill that would prohibit local governments from fining residents — who are trying to conserve water — for having brown lawns is expected to be introduced when the Legislature reconvenes from summer session this month. Assemblywoman Cheryl R. Brown, D-San Bernardino, first introduced the bill AB 1636 in May but... Liset Marquez | 1 week, 5 days ago Water conservation and preservation California drought: Santa Cruz has some of the toughest water restrictions in the state SANTA CRUZ >> In most California cities, if you see neighbors on the sidewalk this summer, they’re probably jogging or walking their dogs. But in Santa Cruz, there’s a new pastime: people lifting up the cement covers in front of their houses to read the water meter. This coastal city best known for its surfers, redwood trees and historic boardwalk amusement park has put in place some of the toughest rules in the state to conserve water during the drought... By Paul Rogers progers@mercurynews.com | 1 week, 6 days ago Water conservation and preservation Rancho Cucamonga couple make switch to drought tolerant landscape RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> Lush, well-manicured green lawns are prevalent through the streets in the northwest part of this city – except for one homeowner. As the temperature hits 100 degrees this summer, gardeners can be seen tending to the landscape of some homes, while sprinkler systems pepper water across the way. But then there is the home of Sam and Ann Kachaenchai, who have decided to tear out the grass on their quarter-acre property and replaced it with drought... Liset Marquez | 2 weeks ago Water conservation and preservation Southland businesses finding ways to save water in severe drought Randy Burch’s top priority is making sure some 11 million beer cans leave his Mira Loma canning plant every single day. It takes millions of gallons of water to manufacture and wash the cans before he releases them to the Anheuser-Busch beer-filling plant at another facility. With the state entering the fourth year of a drought, Burch needed to find ways to save water that didn’t dent his can-making output. A few months later, the company removed 250,000 square feet of... Steve Scauzillo | 2 weeks ago Wildfires An ounce of prevention needed in wildfire fight Benjamin Franklin said: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” During some of the hottest temperatures in what is supposed to be the worst fire season ever, why isn’t there a conversation about preventing fires in our hills and nearby forest lands? Instead, Congress adjourned Friday without passing the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2014, which would’ve funneled $615 million more into an emergency fund for putting out fires in national... 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