California’s San Joaquin Valley is one of the richest agricultural regions in the world, but unfettered groundwater pumping has caused the land to sink and the regional canal system to break.
If the agencies in charge of the canals don’t fix them, water deliveries will continue to be affected, impacting everyone from farm owners to low-wage farmworkers.
Agriculture interests say canal fixes will help vulnerable communities. Residents disagree. was first posted on December 8, 2021 at 10:00 am.
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Agriculture interests say canal fixes will help vulnerable communities. Residents disagree. was first posted on December 8, 2021 at 10:00 am.
©2021 "California Health Report". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at claudia@calhealthreport.org
