San Francisco Bay and the delta are dying. Salmon runs are collapsing. Droughts are getting worse. And big agriculture still wants more water
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When arch-conservative Fox News host Sean Hannity decided to weigh in recently on the contentious — and immensely complicated — issue of California water policy, here's how he summed it up: "Farmers in California are losing their crops, their land, and their livelihood — all because of a two-inch fish!"
Television viewers were treated to scenes of the Central Valley, showing a lush field of crops — followed by a dusty, withered almond orchard that has been cut off from water exports from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Read more »
Mark Twain said that whiskey is for drinking, and water is for fightin'. Which one do you think Sacramento lawmakers will be thirsty for by the time they adjourn?
