Newsom Extends Drought Emergency to Entire State of California

Newsom Extends Drought Emergency to Entire State of California
Houseboats sit in a narrow section of water in a depleted Lake Oroville in Oroville, California, on Sept. 5, 2021. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
Christopher Burroughs
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation Tuesday to expand the state’s drought emergency to include the entire state following the second-driest year on record.

The proclamation (pdf) added the eight counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, and Ventura to include all remaining counties in the state.
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