Science
California lawmakers pass water plan to improve supply
Listen:Nov. 5, 2009 | Julie Small | KPCC | 3 comments
After months of negotiation and a couple of all-night voting sessions, state lawmakers passed a cluster of bills Wednesday morning designed to improve California’s water supply. They’ve called the $11 billion package “historic” – and it is. The plan alters the way California manages water.
Radar reveals dynamic world under Antarctica's ice
Nov. 4, 2009 | Jon Hamilton | NPR | 0 comments
By flying planes with ice-penetrating radar over Antarctica, NASA scientists are able to piece together a picture of the vast mountains, valleys and rivers under the miles of Antarctic ice.
LA County weighs in on MPAs: Yes in Malibu, no at Rocky Point
Listen:Nov. 3, 2009 | Molly Peterson | KPCC | 0 comments
Los Angeles County supervisors have added their opinion to the debate over where and how to protect marine life off the Southern California coast.
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