Monthly Archives: June 2018

Indirect Environmental Benefits of Cannabis Cultivation Regulation

Posted on June 24, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Kathleen Stone The external pressures for cannabis cultivation and the immediate need for water use regulation may provide opportunities for broader, long-sought environmental objectives in California. Specifically, legislation and state programs regulating water use for cannabis cultivation could produce … Continue reading →

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SGMA struggles to overcome marginalization of disadvantaged communities

Posted on June 10, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Kristin Dobbin Small Disadvantaged Communities (DACs), or DACs with less than 10,000 people, have long been disproportionately affected by California’s water management woes such as groundwater overdraft and pollution. Now, new research from the UC Davis Center for Environmental … Continue reading →

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