David Pettit is a senior attorney at
the Natural Resources Defense Council and a Bruin. At NRDC, Mr. Pettit
leads the Southern California Air Quality Project.
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The inaugural meeting of the UCLA Water Resources Group will feature a presentation and moderated discussion concerning the future of Southern California's water quality and supply. The subject of the presentation will be Metropolitan Water District's recently released Blue Ribbon Committee Report.
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Lunch lecture by Richard Lazarus, Executive Director of the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Commission
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How will the shrinking supply of water for Southern California affect urban and suburban development in the Southland? How should policymakers, water suppliers, local governments, and developers respond? What new litigation and other risks do developers and water managers face in this new era? And what, if anything, does this have to do with climate change? Come join this discussion with a panel of water experts drawn from business, law, and government.
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Leading scholars, advocates and government officials discussed disaster planning and response, with particular attention to global climate change and to the vulnerability of California's levee system. Bruce Babbitt gave the keynote address, stressing the importance of land-use planning in ensuring that more housing isn't built in vulnerable areas.
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