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America’s Largest Reservoir Drains to Record Low As Western Drought Deepens
Posted by EcoWatch: Brett Walton on July 7th, 2014
EcoWatch: Lake Mead—America’s largest reservoir, Las Vegas’ main water source and an important indicator for water supplies in the Southwest—will fall this week to its lowest level since 1937 when the manmade lake was first being filled, according to forecasts from the federal Bureau of Reclamation.
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President Obama Pledges $2 Billion+ for Drought-Stricken California and U.S. Climate Resilience Fund
Posted by EcoWatch: Brett Walton on February 14th, 2014
EcoWatch: Acting on climate change and the growing toll it’s taking on U.S. agriculture, President Obama today will announce a $1.2 billion aid package for farmers, ranchers and communities in California and several more agricultural states pummeled by a series of devastating droughts and snowstorms in the past year.
The President also will make public a climate-related item in his 2015 budget weeks before its March due date, a proposal to spend $1 billion more for a climate resilience fund. The money will...