California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday issued an expanded 'drought emergency proclamation' for 41 of the state's 58 counties, citing above-average temperatures and dry conditions for April and May.
California Governor Gavin Newsom attends the opening of the country's first federal and state operated community vaccination site during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
The declaration also gives the state flexibility in regulatory requirements to mitigate drought impacts, which Newsom attributed in part to global climate change. "Poor water management during the last drought led to 90% of the salmon dying and toxic algal blooms in cities’ water supplies," Regina Chichizola, the group's policy director, said in a statement.
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