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Governor Jerry Brown's Non-Campaign for Reelection
Jerry Brown wants to be the only four-term Governor in California history, but you'd hardly know he's campaigning for re-election next month. We compare the pragmatist he is now with the reformer he was when he first was elected four decades ago.
By Warren Olney • • 24m ListenJerry Brown wants to be the only 4-term Governor in California history, but you'd hardly know he's campaigning for re-election next month. We compare the pragmatist he is now with the reformer he was when he first was elected four decades ago.
Also, California oil-companies dumped three billion gallons of waste-water from fracking into underground aquifers used for drinking and irrigation. That’s a violation of federal law. Was it the cause of dangerous contamination?
Photo: Governor Jerry Brown discusses the implementation of online courses during a lunch break press conference at the CSU Board of Trustees meeting on March 18, 2013; (Charlie Kaijo)
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2 storiesGovernor Jerry Brown: From Moonbeam to Pragmatist
Governor Brown has $23 million in campaign money he’s not spending on his campaign for a fourth term in next month’s election. Neel Kashkari came to KCRW for an interview with Which Way, LA? Governor Brown hasn’t responded to our invitation.
Read the story13 minFracking Industry and Illegal Dumping of Wastewater
In Kern County, the oil business is even bigger than agriculture, and using water for fracking is a familiar practice there. Waste-water, containing chemicals is then injected into the ground. In July, the State Water Resources Board shut down nine of eleven injection wells because the EPA suspected violations of the Clean Water Act.
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