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pursuits
Drought Haves, Have-nots Test How to Share Water in the WestMadras, Ore. (AP) -- Phil Fine stands in a parched field and watches a harvester gnaw through his carrot seed crop, spitting clouds of dust in its wake. Cracked dirt lines empty irrigation canals, and dust devils and tumbleweeds punctuate a landscape in shades of brown.September 16, 2021
politics
Trump Lawyers Argue There's No Policy to Repel Asylum SeekersLawyers for the Trump administration maintain there’s no U.S. policy to turn away asylum seekers at the Mexican border, notwithstanding allegations that immigration officers bully prospective applicants into believing they can’t seek asylum.May 10, 2019
businessweek
Profiting From California's Epic DroughtA century-old rights system pits haves against have-notsAugust 7, 2014
business
California Century-Old Water Rights Profit From DroughtLast summer, in the second year of California’s latest dry spell, Michael Perez, a farmer in the state’s Central Valley, paid $250 an acre-foot for water to irrigate his almonds, cherries, tomatoes, and cotton. (An acre-foot is enough to cover an acre with a foot of water.)August 7, 2014