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In an era of drought, an obscure water contract is pitting California farmers against each other

In an era of drought, an obscure water contract is pitting California farmers against each other

This summer is not going to be easy for Matt Watkins. The 39-year-old farmer runs a citrus operation in Tulare County, on the southeast side of California’s Central Valley, and he irrigates his trees using water from a federal canal system. Earlier this year, the federal government informed farmers in his area that it would …

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The war in Ukraine may ramp up pollution in US oil and gas communities

The war in Ukraine may ramp up pollution in US oil and gas communities

For the past year, Roishetta Ozane has been trying to stop new liquified natural gas, or LNG, export terminals from being built in southwest Louisiana. “We are already inundated with LNG and oil and gas,” said the clean energy organizing director with Healthy Gulf, who lives in the town of Sulphur. “We’re surrounded by it.” …

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