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California Courts Foil Westlands Water District’s Grinch-Like Water GrabCalifornia Courts Foil Westlands Water District’s Grinch-Like Water Grab

California Courts Foil Westlands Water District’s Grinch-Like Water Grab

Westlands’ Efforts to Permanently Privatize California Water Opposed by Unique Coalition & Rejected by Skeptical Judges Credit: Bet Hannon Business…

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

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…

1 year ago
Study seeks to explore future of water sustainability for Yuma farmingStudy seeks to explore future of water sustainability for Yuma farming

Study seeks to explore future of water sustainability for Yuma farming

Charles Sanchez, a co-principal investigator on the study, overlooks an irrigated field in Yuma, Arizona, on Dec. 12, 2019. Yuma…

1 year ago
Arizona’s Gila River Indian Community moves forward with first solar canal project in the USArizona’s Gila River Indian Community moves forward with first solar canal project in the US

Arizona’s Gila River Indian Community moves forward with first solar canal project in the US

The project aims to reduce evaporative water losses and minimize water use for power generation. Photo: Courtesy of the Gila…

1 year ago
Flood-MAR: A water wave for orchardsFlood-MAR: A water wave for orchards

Flood-MAR: A water wave for orchards

A dormant almond orchard in California is flooded for groundwater recharge. Christine Gemperle/Almond Board of California Call it super drainage,…

1 year ago