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Tag: Water diversion

Legislation to Increase Penalties Against Cannabis Farms for Water Theft and Pollution

June 9, 2022   10:25 amJune 9, 2022   10:52 am
Illegal cultivation of marijuana became the focus of law enforcement over the past few years as farms mushroomed throughout the state, often creating massive environmental damage through their use of fertilizers and pesticides and the illegal diversion of water. In...
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CA Attorney General Bonta Wants EPA to Grant State Water Use Authority

August 3, 2021   2:18 amAugust 2, 2021   9:49 pm
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that, along with Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and New York Attorney General Letitia James, he sent a comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking for a repeal of state-limiting...
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

California, 19 Other States Sue EPA Due To Clean Water Act Changes

July 22, 2020   3:41 pm
On Tuesday, California joined with 19 other states and filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over changes to the Clean Water Act. Clean Water Act updates...
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California Moves to Set Water Pumping Limits Without Federal Input

April 3, 2020   2:18 amApril 3, 2020   5:23 pm
Last year federal investigations found that water could be diverted to farmland   On Tuesday, California broke with policy and issued a new operating permit for its water project in the Central Valley without federal input. A break from federal...
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

California Files Suit Against Trump Administration Over Central Valley Water Diversions

February 21, 2020   5:31 pmFebruary 23, 2020   4:33 pm
Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump signed law changes in Bakersfield to divert more water for farmers and ranchers in the Central Valley, the state of California responded by suing the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to stop it....
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Trump in Bakersfield

President Trump Diverts Water in California to Central Valley Farms

February 20, 2020   8:54 pmFebruary 20, 2020   8:55 pm
In Bakersfield on Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an order to divert water in northern California from the San Francisco Bay area to the Central Valley. More water going to the Central Valley The move is designed to help farmers...
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