Make sure to check out this great editorial in the Sonoma Index Tribune on the water bill proposed by members of the House Majority this week. The current three-year drought is having serious impacts on farmers, families and businesses across California. However, the proposal put forward by the House Majority is nothing more than a shallow attempt to use the state-wide drought as an excuse to steal water from the delta. Their proposal shows zero regard for the fishers, farmers, families and businesses who depend on the delta for their livelihoods, ignores a half-century of established science, guts environmental protections, harms drinking water, will cause enormous economic hardships across the delta region, and does nothing to alleviate the drought. This proposal should be thrown out and solutions to California’s water challenges should be transparent, based on sound science, and developed with all stakeholders at the table so that those who depend on the delta to make a living aren’t left high and dry. sonomanews/boehner-vs-fish-delta-farms/#.UuKWX_so5pg
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 16:07:16 +0000
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