author, 'Water and Power'
Author of Water and Power: The Conflict over Los Angeles Water Supply in the Owens Valley and The California Water Atlas
PROFILE
William Kahrl
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FROM William Kahrl
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Water Sins of the Father Governor Jerry Brown imposed statewide mandatory water cutbacks this week. California residents, now in their fourth year of drought, have to cut back water usage by 25%. But the drought can’t take all the blame for our water woes. You can trace some of our problems back to Governor Brown’s father, former governor Pat Brown. Back in the 50s, Pat Brown lobbied for a water system that would set the stage for a population explosion in Southern and Central California.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
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The Business
In 'Speechless,' Scott Silveri combines comedy, family & disability Scott Silveri has written and produced sitcoms for more than 20 years. In all that time, he never encountered a TV family that looked anything like the one he grew up in -- with a mom, a dad...and a brother with cerebral palsy. He changed that with his show Speechless on ABC. Silveri tells us about looking to his own past for stories, and why he was determined to make a family comedy and not just a "disability show."