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California looks to restore floodplains, to protect communities from impacts of climate change

Water is the lifeblood of agriculture But as climate change brings more extreme weather, farming towns in the Central Valley face increasing risks from both drought and flooding. An innovative solution is scaling up with new state investments.

Solutions

Central Valley farmers are having a climate reckoning

One of California's thirstiest, Trumpiest water districts is going through a political transformation.
Politics

How California’s drought upended a powerful farming district

For years, Westlands Water District fought for endless supplies of water — until the water started running out.

Impacts

California drought conditions force residents to rely on bottled water

California's water wells are running dry at a record pace amid a hotter, drier climate and severe drought, leaving some to rely on bottled water to live.
Politics

How California’s bullet train went off the rails

America’s first experiment with high-speed rail has become a multi-billion-dollar nightmare. Political compromises created a project so expensive that almost no one knows how it can be built as originally envisioned.
Politics

For one historically Black California town, a century of water access denied

As the Central Valley became an agricultural powerhouse, Black migrants flocked to it for a piece of the California dream. But more established local farmers, almost all of whom were white, sought to control as much of the state’s water as possible.

Climate change affects Central Valley’s vulnerable residents

Around the globe, the people hardest hit by these extreme weather phenomena are frontline and vulnerable communities. In the San Joaquin Valley, that includes people earning low incomes, immigrants, farmworkers, non-English speakers, and other underrepresented communities.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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MAHA has a climate change blind spot

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Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

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Wright and Burgum urge Europe to rethink methane curbs

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New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

CLIMATE
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Experts warn Colorado River crisis demands immediate water cuts across the West

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A/C saves lives during heat waves. Will Los Angeles require it for rentals?