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The idea of your nice little green grass getting lots of water every day, that’s going to be a thing of the past.
—California Governor Jerry Brown announced unprecedented mandatory water restrictions today, which will cut the state's water use by 25 percent over the next nine months.
Population growth will make California even hotter. -
By 2100, the urban heat island effect could raise temperatures in the state's rapidly sprawling Central Valley by one to two degrees Celsius—and that's on top of the warming fueled by climate change. Pacific Standard
Like ocean levels, flood insurance rates are on the rise. -
More than a million people living in flood zones along the U.S. coastline (like these homeowners, surely) will pay more, thanks to Congress' 2012 decision to roll back federal insurance subsidies for homes at risk from rising seas. Tampa Bay Times
Shell is one step closer to drilling the Arctic. -
The Department of the Interior has reaffirmed the company's drilling leases in the Chukchi Sea—despite Shell's questionable history in the Arctic and a 75 percent chance(!) of a major spill. Next, the plan goes to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for review. (Hopefully, the bureau's math is better.) Reuters
EPA says climate goals could create a million jobs in the United States, China, and Europe. -
By sticking to their carbon pledges, the three regions would spark employment in the wind, solar, and hydropower industries and save billions of dollars annually on fossil-fuel exports. Reuters
If you're planting a garden for bees and butterflies, don't use pesticides that will kill bees and butterflies.
—Sage advice from Kristin Schleiter, senior curator at the New York Botanical Garden, on how to garden for wildlife