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borderlands
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Why Don't Californians Care About Saving The Salton Sea?
Letting the Salton Sea die would be an environmental and public health disaster. So why don't Californians care?
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container gardens
Home & Garden
5 Quick Tips for Gardening During the Drought
Water conservation in a changing, uncertain climate should always be a priority.
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L.A. River
Earth Focus
Understanding How Our Water Works
Here are three online resources to help you understand mankind's relationship with water.
A collection of KCET's stories about California water.
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tending the wild
Tending the Wild
E2: Keeping the River - How the Klamath River's Native Peoples Maintain Their Relationship With Salmon
Episode 2
Post date:The Yurok, Karuk, and Hupa peoples have maintained a close relationship with the Klamath River. They have secured traditional fishing rights and mobilized against the threats of dams and agriculture, setting an example for Native environmental rights.
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Bay Delta
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Delta Tunnel Spending May Hit Taxpayers
Post date:The state promised the proposed Delta tunnels would be built without spending tax dollars. They seem to be ready to break that promise.
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salmon
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Leaving Water in River For Threatened Salmon Sparks Controversy
Post date:The state wants to make sure salmon in the San Joaquin's tributaries have enough water to survive. Farming interests are raising a fuss.
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water
Lost L.A.
Beneath Our Feet: Water and Politics in Southeast L.A.
Post date:Most Southern Californians have only a murky understanding of the groundwater aquifers they rely upon – and the political bodies that manage them.
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Bay Delta
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Last Chance to Save the Delta Smelt?
Post date:California’s most controversial threatened species has never been closer to extinction.
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Bay Delta
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State Auditors Look Into 'Potentially Improper' Delta Tunnel Transactions
Post date:Who's paying for the $50 billion project remains murky
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Making a Splash: 11 Artists Who Have Used Water as a Medium
Post date:As Californians enter the fifth year of drought conditions, we consider 11 artists who have worked with water as a subject or a medium -- individuals who make us rethink the way we engage with this vital resource.
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community arts
Artbound
Current:LA, A New Public Art Biennial
Post date:Current:LA, a new public art biennial, signals a sea change in the way culture is created, disseminated, and experienced in Los Angeles.
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water
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5 Reasons Dam Removal Still Makes Sense Despite the Drought
Post date:We're in a drought; is it a good idea to decommission California dams? Often enough, the answer is yes. Here's why.
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Salton Sea
Breaking Point
Post date:One of the worst ecological disaster in U.S. history is rapidly approaching, a casualty of the drought and “water wars” in the Southwest.
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Architecture and Design
Artbound
A Land Art Project Materializes By Owens Lake
Post date:A large-scale land art installation is coming to Owens Lake. The project takes inspiration from the native cultures that neighbor the now dry body of water.
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Bay Delta
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Stockton Isn't Flint: Keeping Drinking Water Safe in the Delta
Post date:A looming project may make Stockton's drinking water worse, but it isn't the one that's been making the news.
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water
Democracy Now!
Emergency Manager Who Switched Flint Water Resigns From Detroit Schools
Post date:Flint's former emergency manager resigned from his current position and refused to testify before Congress despite a subpeona.
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forests
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Study: Logging Forests Won't Increase Water Supply
Post date:A controversial 2015 report suggested logging could increase the state's water supply. Wrong.
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environment
Democracy Now!
Flint Doctor Who Exposed Poisoning of City's Kids
Post date:An interview with the doctor who helped expose the lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan.
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michigan
Democracy Now!
How Researchers & Residents Exposed Flint's Water Poisoning
Post date:For over a year, Flint, Michigan residents have complained about the quality of the drinking water. Tests eventually showed alarming levels of lead in the water, but officials told residents there was no threat.
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Barbara Boxer
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'Stealth' Water Bill Fumbled As Ag Interests Attempt End-Run Around Democracy
Post date:Central Valley Republicans attempt to rewrite California water law to benefit large farms without the public noticing.
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commentary
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That Feud Between NorCal and SoCal? Time to Get Over It
Post date:Whatever parochial differences once seemed to divide NorCal and SoCal are increasingly trivial. It's time we all got over them.
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wetlands
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Iraqi 'Environmental Hero' Has Insights for California Water
Post date:Azzam Alwash won acclaim for restoring the wetlands of Iraq. He has some insights for Californians concerned about our own wetlands.
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borderlands
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New Law Offers New Hope for America's Dirtiest River
Post date:The New River, once the dirtiest river in the United States, might actually have a chance to become an environmental success story after all.