It sounds from the article like the environmental destruction has been going on for decades and that it’s already affecting crop output in some places.
California has areas that have sunk 8+ feet. This is because agriculture dug down past the first water table into the second to feed rich, water-hungry crops like almond trees.
It’s been worrisome for a long time, but bug ag had the ear of the feds so did what it wanted.
It sounds from the article like the environmental destruction has been going on for decades and that it’s already affecting crop output in some places.
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California has areas that have sunk 8+ feet. This is because agriculture dug down past the first water table into the second to feed rich, water-hungry crops like almond trees.
It’s been worrisome for a long time, but bug ag had the ear of the feds so did what it wanted.