Laura Kraft
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Palm Desert's Proposed Tribal Land Bill
The Torres-Martinez Indian Tribe have yet to be compensated for land they lost almost ninety years ago. Mary Bono's new bill may fix that.
Friant, L.A. Form Water Partnership
Groundbreaking partnership could be a model for other water districts, even though plan raises the specter of Owen's Valley takeover in the movie "Chinatown."
A River Runs Back Through It
The California Coastal Conservancy is pursuing a proposal to restore a twelve mile stretch of the Santa Clara River to its natural state.
Floating Power Plant Headed To Hunters Point
Additional power for northern California will be delivered by a floating power plant from Texas.
Keeping the San Joaquin River Wet
Farmers and environmentalists have begun experiments aimed at eventually restoring the river, which runs dry in the summer since the Friant dam was built in the 1940s.