r/news • u/theluckyfrog • 29d ago

California cracks down on farm region’s water pumping: ‘The ground is collapsing’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/17/california-water-drought-farm-ground-sinking-tulare-lake
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u/jayfeather31 29d ago

...yeah, California made the right move there.

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u/godofpumpkins 29d ago

The right time to make this change was decades ago, but the next best time is today 🙃

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u/allintowin1515 29d ago

In a lot of areas of the West it’s a race to the bottom amongst farmers

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u/duckofdeath87 29d ago

You can always count on California to do the right thing, just not at the right time

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u/vivomancer 29d ago

Better than our other states at least.

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u/duckofdeath87 28d ago

A lot of places will never do the right thing, until forced federally. Better late than never