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Thursday, Nov 08, 2018Posted in: California, Elizabeth Zach, Featured News, Water, Water Supply and Drought
California’s groundwater of growing importance amid drought
Because California’s groundwater is becoming increasingly critical as drought becomes more common in the state, the next administration should make sustaining it a top priority, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.
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Monday, Nov 05, 2018Posted in: Affordable Housing, California, Economic issues, Elizabeth Zach, Featured News, Housing
California, a rich state, is also among the nation’s poorest
Factoring in living costs, nearly 20 percent of Californians were living below the poverty line in 2015, 2016 and 2017, making the state the poorest in the country. The national average of Americans living in poverty those same years was 14 percent.
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Friday, Nov 02, 2018Posted in: Economic issues, Elizabeth Zach, Featured News, Water
Rising costs and lack of government assistance contributes to more than half-a-million American homes without water
An estimated 1.4 million Americans lost their water service in 2016, according to a nonprofit organization that advocates for affordable and safe food and water.
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