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Torture orchard: Can science transform California crops to cope with drought?

09.13.2021
Julie Cart
Fertilizer runoff disproportionately harms low-income communities’ drinking water
08.31.2021
by Madison McVan
California wells are running dry: “People are … going to lose access to drinking water.”
08.19.2021
by Rachel Becker
GRAPHIC: Agricultural droughts will likely become more frequent and more intense
08.16.2021
by Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest
What would you give up to save salmon in Washington state?
08.12.2021
by Hannah Weinberger/Crosscut
This is how a California farmers’ market looks when there isn’t enough water for thirsty crops
08.12.2021
by Karen Stabiner
An uptick in industrial aquaculture in Maine has some lobster- and fishermen hot under the collar
08.05.2021
by Lela Nargi
A mega-dairy is transforming Arizona’s aquifer and farming lifestyles
08.04.2021
by Debbie Weingarten + Tony Davis / High Country News
Months after the Piney Point wastewater disaster, a massive red tide has killed 1,600-plus tons of marine life—a huge blow to the local fishing community
07.29.2021
by Jessica Fu