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California imposes first-ever mandatory water restrictions
2015-04-04 10:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Four years of a historic drought that has left California parched forced Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday to declare the first mandatory water restrictions in the states history. He ordered the State Water Resources Control Board to enact mandatory cuts in water use by 25 percent, which could save 1.5 million acre-feet of water over nine months. An acre-foot contains 325,851 gallons of water. Brown issued the executive order while visiting the Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada an area that...
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Chestermere Residents Decry Mandatory Use of Clear Garbage Bags to Check for Recyclables
2015-04-02 22:10:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://calgaryherald.com/">Calgary Herald</a> Chestermere residents are making a stink about a new rule that would make it mandatory for curbside trash to be stored in clear plastic bags. read more
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Drought-Stricken California Exempts Big Oil and Big Ag from Mandatory Restrictions
2015-04-02 19:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The April 1 snowpack assessment in California, which set an all-time record for lowest snowpack levels in the states history, finally spurred Governor Browns office to issue an executive order to residents and non-agricultural businesses to cut water use by 25 percent in the first mandatory statewide reduction in the states history. But some groups have been exempted from the water restrictions, specifically big agriculture, which uses about 80 percent of Californias water, and oil companies....
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California Governor Orders 1st Mandatory Water Limits
2015-04-02 17:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Following the lowest snowpack ever recorded and with no end to the drought in sight, California Governor Jerry Brown Wednesday announced actions that will save water, increase enforcement to prevent wasteful water use, streamline the state`s drought response and invest in new technologies that will make California more drought resilient. For the first time in state history, the governor has directed the State Water Resources Control Board to implement mandatory water reductions in cities and towns...
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California Governor directs 25% statewide mandatory water reductions; first such in state history
2015-04-02 10:55:36| Green Car Congress
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