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A state proposal would pay farmers not to plant crops. Also, California’s task force on reparations determines who would be eligible, and an investigative journalist covering climate change education will speak at Chico State tonight.
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Chico State admissions office details what dropping SAT and ACT testing requirements will mean for incoming students. Also, Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking state water regulators this spring to ban non-residential users from watering their grass, and a report shows homeownership became even more unreachable for most Californians last year.
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Still resisting statewide water rationing for parched California, Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking local suppliers to tighten water limits.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaims a state of emergency months after a series of severe storms hit Northern California in late October. Also, county officials in Butte County continue their shift to treating COVID-19 as an endemic disease, and California considers sending payments to drivers to offset rising gas prices.
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California’s proposed limit for hexavalent chromium — the first in the nation — would raise water rates in many cities. The contaminant, linked to cancer, was made infamous by Erin Brockovich.
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NOAA’s spring outlook predicts prolonged drought. Also, the chief justice of the Yurok Tribe is helping to create a database of missing and murdered Indigenous people, and state lawmakers propose $400 rebate for every California taxpayer.
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New data from urban areas suggests that people are ignoring the governor’s pleas for voluntary conservation during the drought. Some experts say it’s time for Newsom to issue a mandatory order.
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The suspect in a mass shooting last month in Oroville that took place on a Greyhound bus was scheduled to appear in a court Wednesday, but he refused to be taken to the courthouse. Also, more on research that says mass shootings often start with a domestic violence incident and a study finds California farmers lost a billion dollars and 9,000 jobs due to last year’s drought.
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After record-breaking snowfall at the start of the rainy season, January and February will likely be the driest on record, prolonging California’s drought.
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California today issued emergency drought rules aimed at wasteful water use. Although snowpack is 150% of average today, climatologists predict dry conditions for the rest of the season. And conservation still lags.