California Drought
It’s simply not OK to extract and profit from local waters during a drought, says everyone but Nestlé and the Forest Service.
Water issues are nothing new to struggling poor and non-white communities.
"There was nothing left, not one wall."
With seed money from billionaire Tom Steyer, one fund seeks donations to help those hurt by climate change.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
An "ominous sign of the severity of this drought," researchers said.
The state reduced water usage by 31.3 percent last month.
Researchers say warming trends are responsible for as much as 20 percent of the drought.
The sinking land is causing costly damage to major canals that deliver water up and down the state, officials say.
The loss to California's agricultural industry alone is estimated at $1.84 billion.