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Who Should Pay to Fix California’s Sunken Canals?
Agribusiness and its proponents say repairs will benefit disadvantaged towns. Those residents disagree.



Utah’s Water Dilemma
Record-breaking drought along the Wasatch Front forces tough decisions about water supply.



Cheese in the Desert: Why Mega-Dairies are Piping Water onto Oregon’s Shrub-Steppe
An environmental coalition is lobbying for a moratorium on mega-dairies, which have proliferated in a water-challenged area of northeastern Oregon

Some Rural California Residents Doubt They’ll Ever Get Clean Water
Some rural California communities have waited nearly a decade for state regulators to repair their tainted drinking-water systems.

Toxic Cyanobacteria Choke Water Systems Around California’s Clear Lake
Toxic blooms are a public health risk and increase water treatment costs.

Harmful Algal Blooms in Clear Lake, California
A monitoring program tracks toxic cyanobacteria and influences change