Felicia Marcus

fellow at Stanford University’s Water in the West program, former chair of the State Water Resources Control Board

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Governor Gavin Newsom has rolled out an ambitious, multi-billion dollar plan to fight the historic drought facing the American West. What needs to happen?

How can CA strategically use every drop of water in its system?

Governor Gavin Newsom has rolled out an ambitious, multi-billion dollar plan to fight the historic drought facing the American West. What needs to happen?

from Greater LA

In 1905, levees broke on the Colorado River, and the water flowed into the lowest point in the United States to become the  Salton Sea .

California's Biggest Lake, More Toxic than Ever

In 1905, levees broke on the Colorado River, and the water flowed into the lowest point in the United States to become the Salton Sea .

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Governor Brown today stood on dry grass where there's normally five feet of snow and announced a set of  mandatory water restrictions  after four years of drought.

Governor Brown Issues Statewide Water Restrictions

Governor Brown today stood on dry grass where there's normally five feet of snow and announced a set of mandatory water restrictions after four years of drought.

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