EcoWatch: California gets most of the attention in drought news coverage because so much of the state is in exceptional droughtthe highest levelbut 72 percent of the Western U.S. is experiencing drought conditions, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor data. When Californias snowpack assessment showed that the states snowpack levels were 6 percent of normalthe lowest ever recordedit spurred Gov. Browns administration to order the first-ever mandatory water restrictions. Californias snowpack...