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The Drought Isn't Over, but Calif. Is Loosening Water Rules
Amid ongoing drought, California gives local water providers control over water restrictions. Meanwhile, the US military considers climate change a threat to national security.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenDespite the ongoing drought, California gives local water providers control over water restrictions. Will local agencies lower their conservation targets? And will Californians continue to conserve?
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5 storiesDespite Ongoing Drought, California Loosens Water Restrictions
California could be in a permanent drought, but the state is making changes to the way it restricts water use, giving local water providers control over conservation targets.
Read the story8 minIs Climate Change a Threat to National Security? The US Military Thinks So
Republicans and Democrats might not agree on the dangers of global warming, but the American military has called climate change an “urgent and growing threat to our national security” and is already preparing for its impact.
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California voters will likely have to decide between two completely opposite death penalty ballot measures this November. Pro-death penalty advocates are turning in signatures today on a measure that would speed up the execution process.
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A lewd photo that appeared briefly on Twitter launched Anthony Weiner into the national spotlight. The New York Congressman was forced to resign in 2011, but just two years later, he was back and running for the Mayor of New York.
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Facebook invited a group of conservatives to their headquarters in Menlo Park after the web site Gizmodo claimed they were suppressing conservative news. Meanwhile, Google seems to have invited the rest of the world to the Googleplex for their developer conference. We’ll talk about that and more web news in our weekly chat with Xeni Jardin.
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