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A Date in the Desert
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (593+ words) PUBLISHED ON June 25, 2026 "I grew up in an agricultural environment where dates were central to our daily lives," she says. "They nourished us, protected us and kept us healthy." "There were times when I felt alone in facing these difficulties,…...
California, Nevada and Arizona Announce Temporary Plan to Save Water From the Colorado River
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1028+ words) PUBLISHED ON May 11, 2026 LOS ANGELES, Calif. " Absent a longer term deal on how to share a key but dwindling water source in the U. S. West, three states say they'll cut back significantly to prop up reservoirs in a short-term agreement following…...
Groundwater Law Begins Reshaping Valley
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1324+ words) PUBLISHED ON May 8, 2026 SACRAMENTO, Calif. " Earlier this spring, an excavator maneuvered through the rolling hills of eastern Merced County, stacking almond trees removed by farmer Rosie Burroughs. During the past couple years, Burroughs scrapped about 170 acres of almond and walnut…...
Water in the Desert 2026 Signals New Era for West Texas Water With Launch of Meadows Research Institute
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (560+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 12, 2026 ALPINE, Texas" For three days in February, Alpine became the center of one of the most consequential water conversations in Texas. "This was more than a conference," said Dr. Louis Harveson, director of the Borderlands Research Institute…...
California Farmer Arrested on Suspicion of Murder in Wife's Death in Arizona
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1023+ words) PUBLISHED ON January 2, 2026 EL CENTRO, Calif. " A prominent California farmer was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of his estranged wife in a remote mountain community in Arizona, the Navajo County Sheriff's Office said. Michael Abatti,…...