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yosemite.epa.gov - 2/6/2009
02/06/2009: EPA Revisits California Waiver Decision
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Release date: 02/06/2009 Contact Information: Cathy Milbourn, 202-564-4355 / milbourn.cathy@epa.gov; Contacto en español: Lina Younes, 202-564-4355 / younes.lina@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. – Feb. 6, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will reconsider its decision denying California ...
usatoday.com - 2/2/2009
Calif. facing worst drought in modern history
— usatoday.com — The snowpack was about 61% of its usual depth across the 400-mile-long mountain range, according to the... state Department of Water Resources, which released the findings as part of the second snow survey of the season. Department Director Lester Snow ... (more) Calif. facing worst drought in modern history

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climateprogress.org - 2/6/2009
Stephen Chu: “We’re looking at a scenario where there’s no more agriculture in California,” Part 2
— climateprogress.org — Finally, we have a top administration official telling it like it is. Energy Secretary and Nobelist Stephen... Chu told a Los Angeles Times reporter: In a worst case, Chu said, up to 90% of the Sierra snowpack could disappear, all but eliminating a ... (more) Stephen Chu: “We’re looking at a scenario where there’s ...

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Water Efficiency Key to Saving Energy, Expert Says
worldwatch.org - 2/12/2009
Water Efficiency Key to Saving Energy, Expert Says
— worldwatch.org — Sprinklers In regions where pumping and distributing water requires significant electricity use, policies that lead to reduced... water consumption could address climate change more efficiently than requiring businesses and households to use less energy, ... (more) Water Efficiency Key to Saving Energy, Expert Says

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Green Car Congress:  EPA Begins Process of Reconsidering California Waiver Decision

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Catching a waiver
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... The Environmental Protection Agency administrator announced Friday that the agency is beginning the process of reevaluating the request from California and 13 other states to set tough new automobile emissions standards. ...

EPA Begins Process of Reconsidering California Waiver Decision
Green Car Congress — ... The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun the process of reconsidering its decision denying California the waiver required to set standards controlling greenhouse gases from motor vehicles. ...

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