Calif. Agency Suspends Diving Program
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By SAMANTHA YOUNG  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Underwater inspections of an aqueduct that supplies water to millions in Southern California have been suspended following the deaths of two state divers, a state official said Friday.
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California's Department of Water said on Thursday it would stop pumping water from an inland waterway east of San Francisco to protect a fish threatened with extinction, a move that would cut water supplies throughout the state for at least a week.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Jun. 9--Drift gill net fishing won't be allowed in a conservation area off the Pacific Coast this summer, the National Marine Fisheries Service has announced.
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State regulators have banned commercial fishing in the Bering Sea near the wreckage of a grounded freighter where fuel oil has been seeping since early this month.
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Two state divers who died while inspecting an aqueduct that supplies water to millions of people relied on recreational equipment that is considered unsafe for the conditions they faced, industry and diving experts said Thursday.
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Padres pitcher David Wells was suspended for seven games Thursday by the commissioner's office for his animated argument with an umpire last weekend.
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The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday moved to possibly reopen a program suspended during the state's energy crisis in 2001 that lets consumers buy electricity from independent suppliers rather than from utilities.
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By AUDREY McAVOY  HONOLULU - The Navy says it won't comply with sonar training restrictions that aim to protect marine mammals off the California coast, arguing that the commission that imposed the rules does not have the jurisdiction to do so.  The U.S.
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The Coast Guard on Friday suspended its search for six boaters and said it was investigating the distress calls about their small craft taking on water as a possible hoax.
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State wildlife officials announced plans Friday to revive a program to create marine reserves along California's 1,100-mile coast.
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By Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jan. 31--Federal regulators have pulled the plug on permits needed to build new tide gates in the south Delta, undercutting plans to ramp up the capacity of pumps that deliver water to Central and Southern California.
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A group that had been fruitlessly searching at sea for missing California scientist Jim Gray has officially called off its search.  The Los Angeles Times said the group, made up of Gray's friends, had joined the U.S.
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Coach Cal says it&#39;s something that&#39;s been building for weeks. He suspended sophomore forward Sean Banks earlier today for an unspecified violation of team rules.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Jun. 7--The water agency serving the northern edge of Monterey County and south Santa Cruz County will ask the state Supreme Court to reverse an appellate court ruling that threatens to cut off a major source of district funding.
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By Carrie Peyton Dahlberg, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 19--Central Valley water regulators should be ordered to abandon a 4-year-old program to monitor farm runoff and take tougher measures instead, two environmental groups said in a lawsuit filed Monday.
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By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 15--El Dorado Irrigation District board members followed up a call for banning personal watercraft on Silver Lake with a request to limit boat speeds, a move that would effectively eliminate water skiing as well.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The NBA Tuesday suspended  Golden State Warriors forward Clifford Robinson five games  without pay for violation of the league's anti-drug program.