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Award-winning environmental writer and conservation photographer Isabelle Groc shares her passion for everything wild, big and small, on land, in water, on the move.
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It’s time to change the way urban customers pay for water. One way to do that is to divide bills into two parts. One part would cover the cost of providing the water and the other would be a value assigned based on the scarcity of water at that time, which would incentivize conservation.
If you look at the numbers, the severity of the drought doesn’t match the economic impacts. Despite some areas that were hitter harder than others, as a whole, California weathered the drought well in economic terms. Here’s a look at some of the biggest reasons for the difference.
California is still in a drought even though El Niño is bringing above average amounts of water for the time of year – while supplies are being replenished, they started from a very low point. Here’s a look at the impact of January’s wet weather and what’s in store for February.
Knowing the water you saved went to help birds, fish or other wildlife during drought could be a powerful conservation incentive.
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is a vital water source and difficult to understand. It helps to try out new perspectives.
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