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Parched California misses a chance to store more rain underground

Torrential rains could have helped to replenish depleted aquifers, but some say state bureaucracy, designed to distribute water fairly, has stood in the way.
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Floods show California’s climate dilemma: Fight the water, or pull back?

As global warming brings more intense rainfall, experts say the state needs to give rivers more room to flood safely. But the obstacles are enormous.
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Heavy rain in California causes flooding but offers respite from drought

Heavy rain and snow caused landslides and flooding in parts of California over the weekend, shutting down two major highways as another “atmospheric river” system pounded the West Coast, but also brought a measure of relief to the drought-plagued state.

California mayors back plan to make PG&E a cooperative
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California mayors back plan to make PG&E a cooperative

In a letter to state regulators, the local leaders proposed using their collective resources to take over the utility, now in bankruptcy.
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