As more and more of the western United States suffers from warmer temperatures and in some places desertification, water has become perhaps the most hotly debated topic in environmental newsrooms throughout the region. Itâs no surprise then that an environmental reporter from the Palm Springs-based Desert Sun would be covering a whole host of water-related stories. This week on Sea Change Radio, we take a deep dive into a pool of topics with Sammy Roth that hopefully wonât dampen your spirits. First, we breakdown a noteworthy case involving one wealthy farmerâs crusade against his local water district, then we turn to the controversy surrounding two proposed hydropower facilities and last we take a look at a company thatâs causing a stir by trying to sell desert groundwater to urban areas.
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