The clock is ticking as the state’s most vulnerable water users face a tough reckoning.
Groundwater systems are key during California droughts, but certain communities are running dry — and there’s no real solution in sight.
After the water stopped flowing, a grassroots effort in Jackson is organizing the Black community for future climate and political crises.
Young environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion rally for clean water in downtown Los Angeles.
There are no quick fixes to the state’s water woes – and so many impoverished residents remain exposed to unsafe water.
Co-published by The Guardian
Love and energy aren’t always enough to provide what Allensworth, a historic African-American town, needs most: clean water, accessible to all.
For years the California backbencher was a quiet blip on Congress’ radar. Then he burst into the news by trying to disrupt the House’s Russia probe. Today he finds himself increasingly on the receiving end of constituent anger.