agriculture

The Science Is Clear: Dirty Farm Water Is Making Us Sick

This story originally appeared on Reveal and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Photo: Getty Images William Whitt suffered…

6 years ago

Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Tap Water for Millions in Corn Belt

Seasonal spikes of atrazine–a weed killer that can disrupt hormones and harm developing fetuses–contaminate drinking water in corn-growing areas of…

6 years ago

Benefits of Groundwater Recharge Demonstrated in Lodi Vineyards

Costa Vineyards in Lodi is successfully using groundwater recharge in this 14-acre Zinfandel block. Photo: Ted Rieger Groundwater is a…

6 years ago

SFWMD: Water district board OKs leasing reservoir’s land to sugar grower

Environmentalists and state officials agree there's "no silver bullet," no single project that will seriously curtail discharges of excess Lake…

6 years ago

Almond Farms Keep Growing, Keep Moving on Water Conservation

Photo: Modesto farmer Nick Blom stands in his 5-acre almond orchard intentionally flooded with stormwater as an experiment to restore…

6 years ago