Water crisis squeezes California's economy
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A recent federal ruling to reduce the amount of water that flows through the delta is likely to boost food prices and trim jobs in agriculture.
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Wildfires in Southern California  are exacerbating a difficult retail environment in a state  already hit by declining home sales and mortgage woes that have  cut into consumer spending.
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An epic drought in Georgia threatens the water supply for millions. Florida doesn't have nearly enough water for its expected population boom. The Great Lakes are shrinking. Upstate New York's reservoirs have dropped to record lows. And in the West, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is melting faster each year.
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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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A plunge in construction spending threatens to drive the American economy into recession.
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Despite plenty of warnings, critics say, Georgia never got around to developing a water management plan to handle a severe drought. Now that reservoirs already are shrinking and water supplies are threatened, lawmakers are scrambling to cope.
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California's battle for jobs gets down and dirty
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California's governor had some words for those who are pessimistic about the economy. Right here, man.
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California will become hotter and drier by the end of the century, threatening its valuable wine and dairy industries, US experts say.
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EJIDO LA LAGUNA, Mexico  - Julian Rosales' farm is within a stone's throw of one of North America's biggest rivers, but the Mexican landowner fears he will not be able to sow his crops next year for lack of water.
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As its housing market slumps, California appears to be tilting toward recession as unemployment rises, a major Wall Street bank said in a report released on Wednesday.
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By Brahma Chellaney  The sharpening Asian competition over energy resources   has obscured another danger: Water shortages in much of Asia are becoming a threat to rapid economic modernization.
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By Terence Chea, Associated Press Writer  SAN FRANCISCO  - California experienced one of its driest Januarys on record, a worrisome development for a state that relies on winter rain and snow for its water.
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A drought-hit resort town in Canada's Pacific rain forest is trucking in water to avert a total shutdown, but hotels and other businesses will have to severely limit consumption, the mayor said on Friday.
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Hundreds of local governments are unable to access money they deposited in a statewide investment pool.
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The scale-backs are a consequence of technological shifts and economic hardship in the California film industry.
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The current slump in the housing market has done little to make Californian cities affordable.