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Senate considers legislation West store & conserve water
2015-06-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
High Country News: Cannon Michael, a 6th generation farmer in Californias Central Valley, this week told U.S. senators about the disturbing time he and his family are experiencing because of his states multi-year drought. Because of water shortages, they'd already decided not to plant a quarter of their 10,000 acres. Then, just a few days before he testified in a Senate hearing, Michael learned that much of the tomatoes, melons and corn he did plant are in jeopardy too. The deal between state and federal officials...
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