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California Could Solve Its Water Woes by Flooding Its Best Farmland
This story was originally published by Grist and co-published with Fresnoland. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The land of the Central Valley works hard. Here in the heart of California, in the most productive farming region in the United States, almost every square inch of land has been razed, planted, and shaped to support…
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California’s Massive Right-to-Repair Law Leaves Carveout for Video Game Consoles
California might soon become the state to be in if you want to finally repair your home electronics, but your busted console will still be off limits, as a new law makes specific exemptions for all video game electronics. On Wednesday, California passed one of the nation’s most stringent and wide-reaching right-to-repair laws in the…
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California Is Edging Dangerously Close to Statewide Water Restrictions
Californians may be headed towards mandatory water use restrictions. In a Monday meeting, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned many of the state’s big municipal water suppliers that, if their current local strategies don’t work to bring water demand down, he would introduce statewide orders.
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California Is Banning Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers and Lawnmowers
On Saturday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that could ban the sale of new gas-powered leaf-blowers as early as 2024. It also applies to lawnmowers, power washers, and other small off-road engines. The legislation could make a real difference, as over 16.7 million of these devices are in use throughout the…