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Prop 68 to decide funding for water, parks and climate change in California

Environment, News, Politics, Science / By Amy Cruz

BAY AREA — Proposition 68 in the coming Tuesday’s primary elections in California is seeking to bolster projects that tackle water and natural resource conservation, improve park access and increase resilience to climate change. If passed, $4 billion in bonds will be allocated statewide for improvement of parks, projects on environmental protection and restoration, water infrastructure and flood protection.

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Redwood City targeting biggest water users to reach 10 percent cut

Environment / By allisonmccartney

While Redwood City has been a water-saving leader in Silicon Valley, it has strained to find even more places to cut water use, after the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission recommended an additional 10 percent cut.

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Water conservation could mean fewer redwood trees

Environment / By liamkanegrade

It might sound counterintuitive: doing something seemingly good is causing something bad? Turns out, the high salinity of recycled water is having a deadly effect on redwood trees in the Bay Area.

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