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Water efficiency has long been touted as a silver bullet
for the West’s water problems, but too much efficiency can
cause problems of its own, especially in the fragile Colorado River
Delta.
by Matt Jenkins,
Jul 16, 2008
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The writer celebrates the harvest and community supported
agriculture
by Laura Paskus,
Nov 11, 2006
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A detailed map shows the work being done on Oregon’s
Whychus Creek to restore instream flows with the cooperation of
local farmers
by Matt Jenkins,
Oct 16, 2006
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Westerners, like most Americans, are deeply in love with
their lawns – but in an time of increasing drought, the
Kentucky bluegrass is going to have to go
by Paul Larmer,
Aug 21, 2006
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In his new book, The Worst Hard Time,
Tim Egan interviews survivors to tell the story of the great
American Dust Bowl on the southern Great Plains in the
1930s
by Gail Binkly,
Jul 24, 2006
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In Ogallala Blue: Water and Life on the Great
Plains, William Ashworth examines the effects of
groundwater dependency in a dry land
by Matt Jenkins,
Jul 24, 2006
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The writer figures out why so many people "top" trees
instead of pruning them
by Michael O'Rourke,
Jun 19, 2006
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Farmworker’s Daughter: Growing Up Mexican
in America is the story of Rose Castillo
Guilbault’s childhood journey from Mexico’s Sonoran
Desert to a new life in California’s Salinas Valley
by Stephen J. Lyons,
May 15, 2006
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After 16 years of living in the shadows in Pasco, Wash.,
Wendy and Erendira Santana finally win legal residency
by Melissa Hoyos,
May 15, 2006
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The writer likes ethanol, but not when it's made with
corn
by Pete Letheby,
May 01, 2006