Tag: Drought
Klamath dams removal sought by states, federal agencies
Klamath dams removal a major victory for area tribes, farmers and ranchers SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Oregon, California, the federal government and others have agreed to go forward with a plan to remove four Klamath dams without approval from Congress, a spokesman for dam owner PacifiCorp said Monday. The dam removal is part of an announcement planned Wednesday […]
Pioneer Natural Resources, Odessa project saves millions of gallons of fresh water
20 miles of 24″ pipe from Odessa’s reclamation plant to one of Pioneer Natural Resources water supply facilities Pioneer Natural Resources Company says the start-up of a 20-mile, $25 million infrastructure project will save water and cut costs for both the company and the City of Odessa. “This is the right thing to do for the environment, […]
Meagre western US snowpack contributes to waning hydro power
Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada at 12 per cent of average Flying over the Sierra Nevada as California entered its fourth year of drought, the state’s energy chief looked down and saw stark bare granite cloaked in dirty brown haze, not the usual pristine white peaks heaped with snow that would run the state’s hydroelectric […]
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