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But he pointed to gradually declining greenhouse gas pollution rates in Washington in recent years as evidence that industry can improve its environmental performance without new regulations as it switches to more efficient energy technology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_25681\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 510px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/12/Climate-Central-1024x576.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-25681\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/12/Climate-Central-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"(Gov. 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He acknowledged that a “unique budget problem in Washington” could help win lawmaker support for it. “We anticipate there will be a heavy push by the governor,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program would cover an estimated 85 percent of the climate pollution produced by Washington — the same proportion that California’s program will \u003ca href=\"http://www.ieta.org/assets/Reports/EmissionsTradingAroundTheWorld/edf_ieta_california_case_study_may_2013.pdf\">cover in the new year\u003c/a> after it expands to include transportation fuels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a joint project of nine northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states plus regions of Canada, by contrast, affects electricity generation only, covering \u003ca href=\"http://nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/crs/R41836.pdf\">22 percent of climate pollution\u003c/a>. 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It could permit some allowances to be traded through other carbon markets operating in the U.S. and elsewhere — creating economic linkages that economists say can drive down the overall cost of climate action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite widespread opposition among members of Congress, carbon pricing and trading is being embraced by governments and industry worldwide — \u003ca href=\"http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/09/22/governments-businesses-support-carbon-pricing\">even by Royal Dutch Shell\u003c/a> — as an approach that can simultaneously curb greenhouse gas pollution while raising money needed to combat climate change. 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In December \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/12/16/california-gets-5-million-for-earthquake-early-warning-system\">Congress set aside $5 million\u003c/a> for the system; the USGS still needs $11 million to fully fund the project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_25493\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/12/Galls-Marquee-2-1024x576.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25493 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/12/Galls-Marquee-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Galls-Marquee-2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Josh Cassidy/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2014/11/18/what-gall-the-crazy-cribs-of-parasitic-wasps/\">What Gall! 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There had been no Napa Valley surface rupture in recorded history prior to 2014; surface ruptures are a direct confirmation that \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2014/09/09/quake-revived-streams-could-keep-flowing-for-a-while/\">the fault is active\u003c/a>, according to Oskin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The professor also noticed a line of deformed young gravel deposits along the West side of Napa Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We noticed the folding of river gravel,” Oskin said. “River valleys are flat so when you see a linear scar that’s an indication that the fault is active.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stretching from Benicia north, this young newly overturned rock suggested the fault is active and contiguous up to Calistoga.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_25378\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 250px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/12/Napa-map-e1419027585710.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-25378\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/12/Napa-map-e1419027585710.jpg\" alt=\"The West Napa Valley Fault, including a newly mapped section near Calistoga created by U.C. 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But not one of them has been as extreme as the one beginning in 2012, despite some years in the past seeing similarly low precipitation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not only lack of rain that makes a drought, though. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2014/10/14/high-temps-intensified-california-drought/\">Record-high temperatures\u003c/a> added to California’s strife to make this dry spell the worst in more than 1,000 years, according to the study. 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Water use this October was down 6.7 percent compared to the same time last year. 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But it’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_26932356/california-drought-not-likely-end-this-winter-experts\">unlikely\u003c/a> that California will get enough rain this season to break the severe drought, now entering its fourth year.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘If folks don’t take action, we probably will have to.’\u003ccite>Felicia Marcus\u003cbr>State Water Board Chair\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“As we’ve seen over time, conservation wanes a bit when you get into fall and winter months,” said Lisa Lien-Mager, spokeswoman for the Association of California Water Agencies. “Even though we may be in a drought, people aren’t thinking about it as much as they did in the summer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lien-Mager noted that 2014 is on pace to be a record-setting warm year for California, which factors into water usage and \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2014/10/14/high-temps-intensified-california-drought/\">the drought\u003c/a>. She said long-term efforts, like water districts offering \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/audio/take-out-your-lawn-and-get-paid-for-it/\">cash rewards to residents who replace lawns\u003c/a> with drought-friendlier landscaping, have yet to impact usage, but they will.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They may not show the results immediately, but those things are happening, we know that,” she said. “Those programs are going through the roof all around the state. We have to show some patience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report does indicate which larger cities and regions are continuing to conserve and which are falling off. The Bay Area “gets a gold star,” Marcus said, noting that San Francisco uses the fewest gallons per capita, per day of any major city in the state. 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In the case of her large dead lawn, Lowell is hoping to get roughly $6,000 to put toward her landscaping bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_24342\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 334px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/11/Lowell.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24342\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/11/Lowell.jpg\" alt=\"Los Altos resident Rebecca Lowell let her lawn die over the summer, and is planning to replace it, with help via a rebate from the Santa Clara Valley Water District. (Daniel Potter/KQED)\" width=\"334\" height=\"252\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los Altos resident Rebecca Lowell let her lawn die over the summer, and is planning to replace it, with help via a rebate from the Santa Clara Valley Water District. (Daniel Potter/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For its part, the water district estimates it saves 36 gallons a year for every square foot of turf that’s replaced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is helping us plan toward the future and save water,” says Ashley Carter, the district’s conservation specialist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The water district used to pay $1 per square foot, but opted last spring to double the rebate. Since July, homeowners have traded in 10 times as much grass, compared to this same period last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carter says there are another 1.4 million square feet of conversions on the way. 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