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California Blueprint for Ag Growth, Rooted in Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

The atmospheric rivers that flowed over California in January dumped about a foot of rain — equal to an entire…

1 year ago

Seaweed farms & historic deal to protect the seas

Photo: Julie Robinson is the director of the Nature Conservancy’s Belize Program in Punta Gorda, Belize. Credit: Meridith Kohut In…

1 year ago

Drought: California farms destroy crops rather than pay for water

Photo: Stuart Woolf stands near piles of almond tree wood chips that will get spread out on the his ranch.…

3 years ago

Scorched, Parched and Now Uninsurable: Climate Change Hits Wine Country

ST. HELENA, Calif. — Last September, a wildfire tore through one of Dario Sattui’s Napa Valley wineries, destroying millions of…

3 years ago

Drought Spreads to 93 Percent of West — That’s Never Happened

Photo: In an aerial view, the San Gabriel River and the exposed lakebed of the San Gabriel Reservoir are seen…

3 years ago