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Oregon Governor Says No To Banned California Miners

Posted on Oct 20, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

Governor Schwarzenegger upset many gold miners this summer when he signed into law a ban on suction dredge mining in California rivers after a moratorium was put in place by the Alameda Superior Court.  The short term ban on dredge mining is meant to protect threatened fish populations until the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) revises “its dredging restrictions and place limits on what areas can be mined, when they can be mined and the size of equipment that can be used”.  Now, Oregon’s Governor Kulongoski is concerned banned California miners will invade his state.
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Declares State Emergency Due to Drought

Posted on Mar 03, 2009 by Reenita Malhotra.

Although the last week has seen a massive flurry of rain and snow in California, the state’s drought situation is worse than ever and now into its third year. Most of the water from the recent storms has quickly seeped into parched soil in the watersheds, and state reservoir levels remain critically low.

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