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July 4, 2017
Mary Hsia-Coron
groundwater, wastewater injection
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Stanford scientists find ‘water windfall’ in California

New research indicates that California's Central Valley harbors three times more groundwater than previously estimated, but challenges to using it include pumping costs, ground subsidence and possible contamination from fracking and other oil and gas…

May 1, 2017
admin
agriculture, groundwater, wastewater injection
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Farmer sues oil companies for contaminating groundwater

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Every day oil companies in California dump millions of gallons of wastewater underground. Most of it is getting injected deep under the Central Valley, which also happens to be the…

February 9, 2017
Mary Hsia-Coron
DOGGR, groundwater, wastewater injection
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DOGGR Aquifer Exemption Hearing

KING CITY >> A voter-approved measure to limit oil production in Monterey County does not keep the state from further considering allowing expansion of the boundaries of an aquifer where oil-production wastewater is being injected,…

February 5, 2017
Mary Hsia-Coron
groundwater, local news
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Deep Aquifers Expand CA Water Supply

California’s historic drought may be winding down. But water officials across the Golden State are increasingly exploring a hidden but promising way to add to the state’s water supply: removing salt from the billions of…

December 16, 2016
Mary Hsia-Coron
Measure Z lawsuits
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Big Oil Sues Monterey County to Stop Measure Z

SALINAS – A Monterey County judge has delayed implementation of Measure Z — which limits oil operations in Monterey County — while two lawsuits aimed at stopping it altogether are resolved in the courts. The…

November 9, 2016
Mary Hsia-Coron
Measure Z campaign
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Measure Z Victory

Environmentalists declared victory early Wednesday on a nationally watched campaign to ban fracking, the controversial oil-drilling technique, along with all new oil drilling, in Monterey County. Despite being outspent roughly 30-1 by Chevron, Aera Energy…

October 31, 2016
Mary Hsia-Coron
earthquake, wastewater injection
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Oil Production Linked to Biggest California Earthquakes

Southern California suffered a number of big earthquakes in the early 1900s, a pattern that prompted experts to declare the state an earthquake hazard. But new work shows some of the biggest temblors might have…

October 4, 2016
Mary Hsia-Coron
Measure Z campaign
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Dolores Huerta proclaims ‘Sí on Z’

Most people recognize Dolores Huerta for her work in the farm labor movement and in the struggles for women’s rights and civil rights. On Tuesday in Salinas, Huerta showed her environmental protection side at a…

June 1, 2016
Mary Hsia-Coron
Measure Z campaign
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Bernie Sanders in Spreckels

With a field of romaine lettuce just steps behind him, presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders swooped into Spreckels this morning to give a press conference about his views on fracking, and to voice his support for…

February 5, 2016
Mary Hsia-Coron
earthquake, wastewater injection
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Oil Wastewater Injection Triggered CA Earthquakes

Disposing waste water from oil production into underground wells in Southern California likely contributed to a swarm of earthquakes, according to a new report. While this appears to be the first time that researchers have…