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California town battles drought and contamination
The Western U.S. drought, the most severe in 125 years of record-keeping, is exacting a toll on communities throughout the San Joaquin Valley, where people living on the edge of farmland gather many of the crops but little of the largesse from California's $50 billion agricultural industry.
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Can we save the San Joaquin's salmon?
As California's population grows, water shortages deepen, and the impacts of climate change intensify, the effort to restore a river and its fish is an expensive and resource-intensive gamble.
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Less snow is the new norm. That’s trouble for farmers
For decades, climate researchers have warned that as atmospheric temperatures continue to rise, the Pacific Northwest will have less snow and consequently less water to irrigate its crops.
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Evacuation warning issued for Santa Rosa; Walnut Creek narrowly avoids ‘catastrophe’
Latest developments on the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County and the latest wave of PG&E shut-offs in Northern California.
Elected officials urge state to stop issuing permits for fossil fuels in California
Two local elected officials — the mayor of Huron and a council member from San Joaquin — joined others on Thursday in urging Gov. Jerry Brown to phase out fossil fuel production in California.
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Drone footage shows a sinking canal in California’s Central Valley
The Friant-Kern Canal in the San Joaquin Valley is sinking as parts of the San Joaquin Valley floor collapse because of subsidence, the result of excessive groundwater pumping during the drought. Here's what it looked like in July 2018.
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