"California Mulls Controversial Alternative to Methyl Bromide"
"A controversial alternative to the ozone-depleting pesticide methyl bromide could be in use in Pajaro Valley strawberry fields next year."
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel, 07/17/2009
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Dole Sues "Bananas!" Film-Maker For Defamation
Showing of the film, depicting purported harm and claims of sterility by Nicaraguan plantation workers, went ahead at the Los Angeles Film Festival, even though an April 2009 Superior Court ruled that those claims were fraudulent.
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"Feds Document Shrinking San Joaquin Valley Aquifer"
"California's San Joaquin Valley has lost 60 million acre-feet of groundwater since 1961, according to a new federal study. ... The Central Valley is America's largest farming region; it's also the single-largest zone of groundwater pumping."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 07/14/2009
"Fast-Growing Kelp Invades San Francisco Bay"
"A fast-growing kelp from the Far East has spread along the California coast from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay, worrying marine scientists and outpacing eradication efforts."
Source: AP, 07/13/2009
"Deadly Pollutants Lurk in Coachella Valley Skies"
"The blue, cloudless skies over the Coachella Valley most days hide a darker truth: The area has serious, chronic air pollution challenges."
Source: Palm Beach Desert Sun, 07/13/2009
Feds Focus on 24 Solar Sites in 6 Western States
Good solar potential, relative proximity to existing or potential energy transmission corridors, and the perception of the fewest conflicts with existing land uses and the natural environment were factors in site selection.
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"Hiring Lambs As Landscapers"
"Wine makers are shaking things up in their vineyards. Some of them use natural and organic methods to control pests and weeds instead of using pesticides. Now, one winery has discovered a unique, natural way to prune their grape vines."
Source: Environment Report, 07/08/2009
"Drought, Irrigation Cuts Hurt Calif. Farmers, Hands"
"San Joaquin Valley farms are laying off workers and letting fields lie fallow as their water ration falls."
Source: LA Times, 07/06/2009
California Imposes World's Toughest Smog Rules for Ships
California this week put in place the toughest restrictions in the world on smog from ships, requiring reductions of more than 80 percent of soot from foreign and US ships out to 24 miles from shore. Tankers, cargo vessels and cruise ships burn bunker fuel, which has sulfur content as much as 1,000 times higher than on-road diesel. The US is moving forward to copy California's rules by 2015. Paul Rogers reports in the San Jose Mercury News.
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 07/06/2009
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