Heather Cooley

Pacific Institute

Guest

Water program director at the Pacific Institute in Oakland

Heather Cooley on KCRW

As California’s drought drags on, we’ve been hearing stories about farmers in crisis mode: fallowing fields, digging deeper wells, and irrigating crops with wastewater from oil…

Despite the Drought, California Sees Record Farm Revenues

As California’s drought drags on, we’ve been hearing stories about farmers in crisis mode: fallowing fields, digging deeper wells, and irrigating crops with wastewater from oil…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

As the drought continues, desalination is making a comeback in our state. At least 16 areas on the California coast are either building or considering desalination plants.

Overcoming the Drought with Desal

As the drought continues, desalination is making a comeback in our state. At least 16 areas on the California coast are either building or considering desalination plants.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Climate change and a shortage of water will change California in many ways — including the way it looks.

Drought and Our Love Affair with Lawns

Climate change and a shortage of water will change California in many ways — including the way it looks.

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