The group Defenders of Wildlife filed suit today to overturn the Interior Department's approval of two large solar projects planned for the Ivanpah Valley in the Mojave Desert south of Las Vegas, saying that the projects were approved without enough consideration of the damage they'd cause the federally Threatened desert tortoise. The Stateline and Silver
A court ruling issued Wednesday could throw up obstacles to operation of a Kern County groundwater bank that has helped billionaire Stewart Resnick build a nut empire in the southern San Joaquin Valley. In the latest development in a two-decade legal fight, a Sacramento County Superior Court judge found that the state Department of Water
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notified the State Water Resources Control Board it is offering to expedite drought and conservation related license amendments: Click here for link
The sanctuaries in Southern California coastal waters were created to curb steep declines in fish and other sea creatures. http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-marine-sanctuary-20140127,0,6844522.story#axzz2rZHd9hrc
The New York Times starkly covers the farmer v. farmer issues in GMO, or "traited," crops. In this case, corn in the Midwest. Roundup (glyphosate)-resistant seeds, bioengineered by Monsanto, may also affect the soil, according to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/business/misgivings-about-how-a-weed-killer-affects-the-soil.html