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Mother Nature, California drought, water rights
This week, author and journalist Mark Arax chronicles the journey water takes in California, from the mountainous peaks and snow melts of the north, through the nut and fruit farms of the Central Valley, and up and over the mountain to the faucets…
By Evan Kleiman • • 56m ListenThis week, author and journalist Mark Arax chronicles the journey water takes in California, from the mountainous peaks and snow melts of the north, through the nut and fruit farms of the Central Valley, and up and over the mountain to the faucets and swimming pools of Southern California. Environmental attorney Thomas Linzey discusses his work defending the “rights of nature.” Science writer Lucy Jones makes the connection between nature and mental health. At the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market, Dawn Birch reveals unprecedented steps she and her husband are taking to irrigate their property, and Chef Carlos Salgado is in search of peaches.
In this episode
4 storiesOverdeveloped land, subsidence, large populations: California’s water crisis
Through fierce reporting and captivating prose, journalist Mark Arax paints a vivid and complex portrait of California and its water.
Read the story17 minDefending the rights of nature: A new approach to save the planet
“We need to do something different,” says Thomas Linzey, Senior Legal Counsel at the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights .
Read the story16 minInvestigating the healing powers of nature
Recovering from addictions to drugs and alcohol, science and nature writer Lucy Jones discovered that a walk among trees had just as many benefits to her healing than conventional therapies.
Read the story13 minThree Rivers farmers resort to digging wells as water dries up
Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson catches up with Chef Carlos Salgado of Taco Marìa in Costa Mesa. Salgado is loading up on stone fruit, which he uses in a chamoy and a peach salsa for his tacos.
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