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Strawberry Case Study: What If U.S. Farmers Had to Pay for Water?
Courtesy of the New York Times, a case study examining the impact of California’s efforts to essentially tax groundwater: The [...]
Is Balkhash Facing Fate of Aral Sea?
Via Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting, a report on Lake Balkhash’s complex hydro future: Now Balkhash is a natural [...]
In California, Restored Floodplains Can Help Solve the State’s Water Crisis
Via Fast Company, a look at how restored floodplains in California’s agricultural heartland are fighting both flooding and drought The [...]
America: Draining Its Precious Groundwater to Make More Chicken Wings and Pizza
Courtesy of The New York Times, a detailed look at how America is draining its precious groundwater to make more [...]
Taliban’s Hydropower Plans Raise Concerns In Pakistan 
Via Radio Free Europe, commentary on how the Taliban’s ambitious plans to build a dam on the Kunar River in [...]
The Fate of the West’s Water Rests on the Shoulders of This 27-Year-Old
Courtesy of Politico, a report on J.B. Hamby’s efforts to find a way to convince California’s cities and farmers to cut [...]

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