California Gathers Facts to Plan for a Hot, Dry Future

California Gathers Facts to Plan for a Hot, Dry Future Environment News Service ... 2012 (ENS) – California could lose up to 20 percent of its hydropower generation as climate change causes high-elevation reservoirs to shrink, finds a new report from the California Natural Resources Agency and the California Energy Commission. New natural gas plant to help power California water system, reduce ... The Republic California officials say a new natural gas plant will help the state reduce greenhouse gas emissions as it pumps water to millions of people and farms. The plant that opened Friday will replace some of the coal-generated energy used by the State Water ...