Heather Cooley

Pacific Institute

Guest

Water program director at the Pacific Institute in Oakland

Heather Cooley on KCRW

As California’s drought drags on, we’ve been hearing stories about farmers in crisis mode: fallowing fields, digging deeper wells, and irrigating crops with wastewater from oil…

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As the drought continues, desalination is making a comeback in our state. At least 16 areas on the California coast are either building or considering desalination plants.

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As the drought continues, desalination is making a comeback in our state. At least 16 areas on the California coast are either building or considering desalination plants.

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Climate change and a shortage of water will change California in many ways — including the way it looks.

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