Tag: Cadiz
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Farmers Face Tough Choice On Controversial Weedkiller
Photo: Farmers attend Dicamba training in Cadiz, Kentucky. Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource Jeff McGrew stood in line with about 30 other west Kentucky farmers awaiting certification that they’ve been trained to apply the herbicide Dicamba. The two hour session explained the Environmental Protection Agency’s new restrictions on use of the controversial herbicide. The…
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Scheme to pump water to L.A. could destroy the Mojave Desert
Photo: An endangered desert tortoise sits in the middle of an eastern Mojave Desert road near Ivanpah, California, on Sept. 3, 2008. (Reed Saxon / Associated Press) Unlike some deserts, California’s Mojave Desert is full of life. There are tortoises and bighorn sheep, breathtaking wildflower blooms and Joshua trees. Many of the state’s plant and…
