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The Friant-Kern Canal and the Delta-Mendota Canal are two of four projects that are being considered for repaired from subsidence damages. For example, Senate Bill 559 sought to provide over $400 million in funds to repair the Friant-Kern Canal. However, Governor Newsom vetoed the bill in search of broader state-wide solutions to subsidence ...
In 2019, the LA Department of Water and Power (LADWP) began replacing nearly 100-year-old power line poles cutting through Topanga State Park, when the project was halted within days by ...
The State of California Department of Conservation produces regulatory maps showing locations where the hazard from earthquake-triggered landslides must be evaluated prior to specific types of land-use development in accordance with provisions of Public Resources Code, Section 2690 et seq. (Seismic Hazards Mapping Act). These maps and related ...
Many millions of California trees died from the drought—approximately 102 million, including 62 million in 2016 alone. [36] By the end of 2016, 30% of California had emerged from the drought, mainly in the northern half of the state, while 40% of the state remained in the extreme or exceptional drought levels. [37]
California has the worst quality of life among all 50 states, according to a recent ranking by US News and World Report. The Golden State came in dead last in the U.S. News & World Report rankings ...
Southern California's water district installs a quake-resistant pipe along the Colorado River Aqueduct to prevent a major spill.
Ground water was pumped heavily, leading to the Santa Clara valley being the first region recognized to be affected by land subsidence in the 1940s. [2] Between 1912 and 1966, artesian pressure levels dropped more than 200 feet (61 m). The decreasing pressure heads resulted in land subsidence of up to 15 feet (4.6 m). [3]
"From water rules that cause shortages to red tape that fuels extreme wildfires, state and federal policies have deepened California's most pressing environmental challenges," Regan wrote in 2023 ...