Water & Drought
4 explainers on the debates that make up this issue. Each shows the neutral facts first, then the strongest case on each side, with every claim sourced.
- Water Storage & SupplyRead →
This is the debate over how California saves and moves its water -- build more dams and tunnels, or use less and leave more in rivers for nature.
- Agricultural Water AllocationRead →
Agricultural water allocation is the set of rules that decide how California splits its water between farms, cities, and nature.
- DesalinationRead →
Desalination is a way to make drinking water by taking the salt out of ocean water.
- Groundwater Management (SGMA)Read →
SGMA is a California law. It makes local areas limit how much water they pump from underground, so the supply does not run dry.
Every explainer is reviewed by a person before it goes live. We summarize what each side argues; we never tell you how to vote.