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A plastic bag blemishes the San Francisco Bay's shoreline at Candlestick Park. MICHAEL MACOR/San Francisco Chronicle  
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Trash hot spots

Plastic bags found to severely threaten S.F. Bay

Despite Bay Area cities' attempts to curb the use of plastic bags, an environmental watchdog group estimates that nearly 1 million bags end up in and along San Francisco Bay each year. Many of the spots are shorelines, creek mouths and storm drain outfalls where trash accumulates because of runoff, winds and tides as well as illegal dumping. (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Bill Lampshire let the lawn at his Scripps Ranch house go brown, among several measures that he said helped him reduce water use by more than 40 percent over last year. JOHN GIBBINS/San Diego Union-Tribune  
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Less water, less sales

Consumers' cuts drying up revenue for water districts

Be careful what you ask for. Since California's drought began three years ago, water districts have increasingly urged residents and businesses to reduce consumption. Now, they're facing too much of a good thing. Water use has plummeted more than expected, slashing water districts' sales revenue. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a contract for removal of Wildcat Dam on Battle Creek near Manton. PG&E  
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Freeing the fish

Century-old dam removal soon will begin on Battle Creek

Spring-run chinook salmon and steelhead soon will have new waters to swim in along Battle Creek near Anderson when a nearly century-old dam is removed. Workers are set to start tearing out Wildcat Dam in November. The cost of the overall project is nearly $80 million, with five small dams set to be removed. (Redding Record-Searchlight)

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Sustainable wine-growing
California has the most widely adopted green winegrowing and winemaking program in the world, one that has earned the state's top environmental award. The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance has released a new video to show highlights of its program's earth-friendly practices embraced by the state's vintners and winegrape growers.
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