Agriculture

L.A. Pumps Owens Valley Groundwater, But Tribes Want It Back

"In the Owens Valley, Los Angeles not only siphons water from streams, but also pumps groundwater from wells. Leaders of Native tribes are calling for the city to take less water and are pushing for negotiations on water rights. They say pumping from wells has dried up springs and meadows."

Source: LA Times, 10/22/2025

Targets on Their Backs … and Ours? Reporting on Immigrant Farmworkers

For years, state-sponsored programs have helped California farmworkers get much-needed access to clean water. But many immigrants now shun these services, afraid of exposure to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. As Circle of Blue intern Anahita Banerjee dug into this story, she discovered that their fear extended to speaking with journalists — and that ICE activities threatened her own safety.

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"‘Dismal’ Health Of World’s Forests Is Threat To Humanity, Report Warns"

"Global forest health has plunged to “dismal” levels and threatens the wellbeing of humanity, warns a damning report that highlights how financial systems are pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to reduce destruction."

Source: Guardian, 10/15/2025

"Saudi-Owned Corporate Farms Are Draining Arizona’s Desert Dry"

"Arizona’s lax water laws let corporate farms pump unlimited groundwater to grow alfalfa for cattle overseas, even as local families spend their savings drilling new wells."

Source: Sentient, 10/15/2025

Women In Mexico Protect Ancient Aztec Farms And Save A Vanishing Ecosystem

"Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas, island farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago."

Source: AP, 10/09/2025

"Progress on Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ Stalls as Seedlings Die Off"

"Countries in the Sahel region of Africa have made little progress on the “Great Green Wall,” a 5,000-mile-long band of trees planned for the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. Even where communities are planting new trees, few seedlings actually survive, new research shows."

Source: YaleE360, 10/09/2025

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