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Silver Lake Reservoir gets filled, but not everyone is celebrating
In the last couple of years, the Silver Lake Reservoir was a large, empty concrete hole. But as record snowpack levels in the Sierra are starting to melt, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is turning on the valves to start refilling the reservoir ahead of schedule.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIn the last couple of years, the Silver Lake Reservoir was a large, empty concrete hole. But as record snowpack levels in the Sierra are starting to melt, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is turning on the valves to start refilling the reservoir ahead of schedule.
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- 10:36Silver Lake Reservoir gets filled, but not everyone is celebratingYou’re reading this
- 19:50Facing $20 billion debt, could iHeartRadio go bankrupt?
- 28:06How one human gene could lead to the end of pain
- 42:59Heritage grains make a comeback in California