Desert site offered for solar power plant in Mojave
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and Southern California Edison proposed a 130 acre Mojave Desert site for a national first solar power plant. The project, a 10 million dollar effort with 4 percent government funding, plans a 100 acre mirrors field and central receiver to supply power to about 6,600 people. If chosen, Edison would contribute 15 million, DWP five million, and ERDA eighty million in funding.
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Southern California Edison Co
Mojave
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US Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Barstow
Edison Co
Department of Water and Power
Supreme Court lets stand ruling on Arco oil wells off Santa Barbara
The California Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling allowing Atlantic Richfield to drill 17 new wells from Platform Holly off the Santa Barbara coast. The appeal by GOO was denied. ARCO had leases from 1964 and 1985 and had obtained exemptions under the Coastal Zone Conservation Act.
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California Supreme Court
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Santa Barbara
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GOO
State Court of Appeal
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Union
State Land Commission
Arco
Santa Barbara Channel
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California drought causes 437 million in farm losses
California officials said last winter and spring drought cost agriculture 437 million, with livestock losses topping 401.7 million. State Food and Agriculture Director L. T. Wallace had earlier asked for federal aid estimating 310 million in damage.
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California
Food and Agriculture
L.T. Wallace
Wallace
Year round California schools gain extra state aid
California will provide an additional 2.5 million dollars in state aid to 34 year round schools after Governor Brown pushed for support. The funds avert a potential 20 percent cut in summer session funding, Assemblyman Larry Chimbole said. The drought and freezing impacts on agriculture were noted in broader economic context.
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California
Larry Chimbole
D-Palmdale
Guv. Brown
Campground Closed in Lassen Park Over Plague Find
Lassen Volcanic National Park shut Crags Campground after officials found bubonic plague in two dead ground squirrels. The closure affects Crags Campground in the park's western section about 60 miles east of Redding. The usual closing day is Sept. 30.
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Lassen Volcanic National Park
National Park Service
Crags
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