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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While agriculture is California’s largest consumer of water, Governor Jerry Brown wants to increase the focus on commercial and resident users. Jeffrey…
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Governor Jerry Brown announced Wednesday the first mandatory water restrictions in the Golden State’s history. Valley Public Radio’s Ezra David Romero…
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California was once the number one cotton growing state in the nation, but the drought has changed that. Valley Public Radio’s Ezra David Romero reports…
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The drought has become so bad in Central California that it’s now affecting the ingredients in your salad bowl. Valley Public Radio’s Ezra David Romero…
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The emergency drought relief bill that California lawmakers will begin voting on Wednesday would create a new state office. That might sound fairly…
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The Kern River isn’t especially deep or wide to quote Merle Haggard – but it is one of the wildest rivers in the state. It’s also a mecca for whitewater…
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Earlier this month an op-ed ran in the LA Times with a headline suggesting that California will run out of water in a year. Valley Public Radio’s Ezra…
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California is now in the fourth year of its on-going drought, and this winter’s meager snowpack has water experts worried, thanks to remarkably warm…
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Over that last few years the citrus industry was hit hard by a freeze, a drought and a disease. This year, as Ezra David Romero reports from Visalia…
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What do you get when you add Shakespeare to California?Fowler.The traveling Los Angeles based Cornerstone Theater Company is hosting a rendition of the…