Regulations Bleed California Farmers Dry, as Record Drought Continues
2nd July 2013
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As drought conditions and extreme heat continue to plague California, farmers in the Central Valley are struggling to get enough water to feed their land — the bread basket of the Golden State.
But the weather alone isn’t to blame. Fish and Wildlife regulations tightly control water resources in the state, making it impossible earlier this year for the reservoirs to capture the rain, when it fell late last fall. And because of the endangered species in the region, pumping water is also restricted, leaving farmers high and dry.