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Tensions Rise Over Solar Power in the Owens Valley

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Anybody who's seen the movie "Chinatown" knows the story. Los Angeles took the water under the Owens Valley for its growing, thirsty population - some say by hook, some say by crook. But now, the old tensions are flaring up again. The flashpoint this time? Plans by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to cover a vast stretch of the Owens Valley with solar panels.

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