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Groundwater Overpumping Causes Land Subsidence in San Joaquin Valley City of Corcoran

Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images In the fertile lands of the San Joaquin Valley, a silent crisis brews beneath the surface.…

12 months ago

Delano water bottling plant prompts concerns over exporting native groundwater

Photo: This sign greets motorists in Delano. Felix Adamo/ The Californian News of the new Niagara Bottling plant going up in Delano…

12 months ago

Strawberry Case Study: What if Farmers Had to Pay for Water?

Coral Davenport reported in the Pajaro Valley, meeting farmers, regulators and C.E.O.s and visiting oceanfront strawberry fields. Photographs by Nathan Weyland.[GIFT…

12 months ago

How America’s Diet Is Feeding the Groundwater Crisis

[NYT gift article] America’s striking dietary shift in recent decades, toward far more chicken and cheese, has not only contributed…

12 months ago

When vegetation choked off water recharge basins, who did CAP call? Goat munchers

Photo: In a water recharge basin southeast of Phoenix, a herd of 70 goats is going deep in the weeds…

1 year ago