California Is About to Funnel Water to Farms—While Screwing the Ecosystems Around Them

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California Is About to Funnel Water to Farms—While Screwing the Ecosystems Around Them
By JOSH HARKINSON
December 9, 2016
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A controversial bill that would override environmental rules to supply farmers with more water from California’s ecologically sensitive Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta sailed through the House of Representatives on Thursday. The bill may come up for a vote as soon as today in the Senate, where it is being championed by California senior Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat and powerful ally of agribusiness interests.

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