Voices of the Drought
In this occasional series the Valley Public Radio news team explores the impacts of the drought through the voices and sounds of Central California. We invite listeners and viewers to engage in the series by leaving comments on stories and by sharing Instagram, Facebook and Twitter posts using the hashtag #droughtvoices. Posts and photos using the hashtag may appear on the Voices of the Drought Tumblr page alongside stories the news team produces.
Hashtag: #droughtvoices
Tumblr: http://voicesofthedrought.tumblr.com/
Please send story ideas, comments and drought related information to Producer/Reporter Ezra David Romero at eromero@kvpr.org or on Twitter @ezraromero.
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Cities across the valley are working to cut their water use under new regulations as the state struggles through its fourth year of drought. However, the…
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In response to California’s historic drought some chefs are creating meals that use less water. Valley Public Radio’s Ezra David Romero reports from the…
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In Kern County the oil industry and the world of farming are working hand in hand, but not everyone is happy about that. As Valley Public Radio’s Ezra…
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Imagine going to your kitchen sink to wash dishes, but when you turn on the tap little or now water flows out. That's the reality in homes of many people…
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The lack of rain has hit all of California hard, but perhaps no place more than in Tulare County home to 60 percent of the residential wells that have…
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Last July US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited the rural Tulare County community of Cameron Creek to announce drought aid. Now months later,…
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California’s drought has brought increased scrutiny to the San Joaquin Valley’s almond industry, which is one of the largest users of water in the state.…
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Reporters flocked to the Valley town of East Porterville last year where over 600 private wells went dry. This year many other towns are facing a similar…
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The drought’s been tough on farmers across the state, but the timing of the little rain the region received this past winter proved to be a plus for the…
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California's drought and last week's mandatory water cutbacks announced by Governor Jerry Brown have ignited a national controversy over valley…