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"Salinas Valley Schools Perched Near Pesticide-Sprayed Farmland" [1]

Some Salinas Valley residents worry that the drift of pesticides sprayed on fields near schools may endanger children, despite some controls.

Chemicals [2]
Public [3]
California [4]
Source: Salinas Californian [5], 11/09/2009

At Los Alamos, Secrecy Is the Opposite of Safety [6]

The U.S. Department of Energy scrambles to delay a report by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board about a significant threat of radiation release from Los Alamos National Laboratory, a citizen watchdog group discovered.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [8]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [9]
Government [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
California [4]
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Public [3]

"California Water Legislation at a Standstill" [12]

"Republicans roll out their own version of a water bill, as state legislators are being held up mostly by obscure water policy details and regional self-interests."

Water & Oceans [13]
Public [3]
California [4]
Source: LA Times [14], 10/29/2009

"Food Recycling Law A Hit In San Francisco" [15]

"Tossing food scraps in your garbage can is a crime — at least in San Francisco. A brand-new city law requires residents to discard food waste in a separate bin."

Waste [16]
Public [3]
California [4]
Source: NPR [17], 10/22/2009

"Long Beach Port Settles Truckers Suit Over Clean Air Plan" [18]

"The port agrees to remove requirements not directly related to the push to allow only newer, less-polluting trucks at the complex, including a demand that trucking firms file financial reports."

Air [19]
Public [3]
California [4]
Source: LA Times [20], 10/21/2009

"Agriculture and Algae Coexist Uneasily in Imperial Valley" [21]

"With 360 days a year of pure, unclouded sun, California's Imperial Valley has the potential to become the Silicon Valley of renewable energy."
Energy & Fuel [8]
Public [3]
California [4]
Source: ClimateWire [22], 10/14/2009

"SoCal Storm Menaces Neighborhoods Near Burn Areas" [23]

"A powerful fall storm packing strong winds and rain drenched fire-scarred hillsides around California on Wednesday, and residents from north to south braced for possible mudslides and debris flows."
Disasters [24]
Public [3]
California [4]
Source: AP [25], 10/14/2009

"California Tries to Solve Water Woes" [26]

"In a sign that a deal addressing California's longstanding water supply problems may be near, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger convened a special session of the Legislature on Monday to revisit a package of water bills."
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [3]
California [4]
Source: NYTimes [27], 10/13/2009

Analysis: "Schwarzenegger Muscles Lawmakers for Major Water Bill" [28]

"California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger desperately wants a bill to fund an overhaul of the state's water system -- so much so he is hinting he may veto more than 700 bills awaiting his signature by midnight Sunday if top lawmakers fail agree to one."
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [3]
California [4]
Source: Reuters [29], 10/08/2009

CA Set To Curb Energy-Guzzling TVs [30]

Flat-screen TVs can be stunningly energy-inefficient. New California standards could shift manufacturing processes significantly.
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TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [8]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Technology [33]
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California [4]
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