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Recent Posts

• Governor Schwarzenegger appoints four members to Delta Stewardship Council
• Science justifies California water limits
• Legal Planet blog: Delta NRC committee issues initial report
• Statement of the Coalition for Sustainable Delta on the NRC Bay-Delta report
• Center for Biological Diversity: Report finds Delta water pumping restrictions to protect fish “scientifically justified”
• Westlands Water District statement on the NAS Report
• Academy of Sciences report validates biological opinions to save salmon, other fish
• National Academies deliver mixed message on California Delta dilemma
• Statement of California Secretary for Natural Resources Lester Snow on the NAS report
• Senator Cogdill: California is rain rich, water poor
• Friday’s top of the scroll: NAS report backs biological opinions but still needs further study; also finds other ’stressors’ have hurt delta fish
• Links for National Academies of Science report
• Secretary Salazar’s statement on National Academy of Sciences review of California Bay Delta water issues
• National Academies of Science Report: Most federal actions to protect endangered fishes in California’s Bay-Delta ’scientifically justified,’ but additional clarification needed
• Costa and Cardoza deny health bill for water vote swap

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Aquafornia's mission is to educate readers about the complex and often controversial issues surrounding water in California.
 
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