ClimateWire: After months of quiet backroom discussions, efforts to pass Western drought legislation are getting ready for prime time. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's (R-Alaska) Energy and Natural Resources Committee this week will hold a long-awaited legislative hearing on the two lead California-specific relief measures, as well as several other bills dealing with Western water issues. For lawmakers eager to put legislative fixes in place before the winter rainy season begins, the clock is ticking. Sen. Dianne Feinstein...