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When water runs dry, farmers focus on profit

Apr 8, 2015
Farmers in the dry Central Valley raise the highest-value crops they can grow

One way to ration water: raise the price

Apr 7, 2015
New limits on water usage could raise prices to four times their current rate.

California drought prompts 25 percent mandatory cutbacks

Apr 2, 2015
Local water districts will restrict residential use, not agriculture.

Writers on Water: Tiphanie Yanique

Feb 27, 2015
The author was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands and water remains at the center of her work

Water and writers: Paolo Bacigalupi

Feb 26, 2015
The author on why water is a constant theme in his work

Central Valley farms come at a cost for dry California

Feb 18, 2015
Agriculture uses 80 percent of the water in California

For public good, not for profit.

The market doesn't charge for Florida's climate risk

Feb 13, 2015
Not yet, anyway. It's not built to recognize risks more than a few years away.

Fun fact Friday: What a waste of water

Feb 6, 2015
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