Electric Utility Asset Sale Raises Growth Issues

A PG&E proposal to auction its hydroelectric assets could bring about a new land rush in the Sierra Nevada.

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January 10, 2001, 9:00 AM PST

The sale of dams, reservoirs and land could invite large-scale timber and surface mining, and could induce urban development in areas that have remained largely untouched, especially along the Interstate 80 corridor east of Sacramento.

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FULL STORY: PG&E Asset Sale Raises Growth Issues

Tuesday, January 9, 2001 in California Planning and Development Report

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