In response to drought, California water restrictions may erode water rights
California water regulators would likewater sprinkler to make water restrictions enacted during the state’s drought permanent, according to Daily News. Their plans come as the state appears to be back in drought after a slight reprieve last year.
Foundation partnership will focus on America’s housing crisis
America’s housing crisis continues with no end in sight. As rents increase threefold over wages, more than 11 million families spend more than half of their pay for housing. According to Huffington Post, nine foundations formed a partnership to fund policy, advocacy and organizing to increase access to affordable housing for low-income families and those facing homelessness.
Rural water systems struggle with treatment techniques, study finds
Many of the nation’s local water systems are failing to meet federal sanitary requirements, according to a new study. Researchers writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences say that every year since 1982, up to 10 percent of the country’s water systems have violated the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. As many as 21 million Americans may have been exposed to unsafe drinking water in 2015 alone.
Main Street Project has a story to tell …
In June of 2017, the farm closed on 100 acres of farmland right next door to Northfield, Minnesota. Main Street Project will use a unique Poultry-Centered Regenerative Agriculture system that they have developed on the new acreage.
Ranchers, Water Trust test model to help protect Colorado River flows
A pilot program in Colorado is being tested to determine if it can help protect river flows during dry periods.
