Dry Farming in the News

Crack open a fresh can of depression with these headlines from around the country.

A Fracker in Pennsylvania Wants to Take 1.5 Million Gallons a Day From a Small, Biodiverse Creek. Should the State Approve a Permit? by Jake Bolster of Inside Climate News

Why waste water on drinking when you can use it to irrigate your own oil well? /s

The EPA removes federal protections for most of the country's wetlands by James Doubek of OPB

It's cool, folks, we'll just do better on Earth 2.0. /s

Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa — with a lot of water by Matt O'Brien and Hannah Fingerhut of the Associated Press

Learn about the devastating effects of the latest ubiquitous buzzword: AI.

America Is Draining Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow by Mira Rojanasakul, Christopher Flavelle, Blacki Migliozzi, and Eli Murray of the New York Times

Drill, baby, drill. /s

Dry Farming in the News

Start your Monday off with some fresh off the press news! Check out these recently published articles discussing national water policy and climate mitigation efforts in grape growing.

The Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act by Nina Totenberg of All Things Considered

The Supreme Court decided to sink the Clean Water Act. This comes after their actions last year to deflate the EPA’s “ability to regulate air pollution from power plants.” As the justices wash their hands of protecting individuals from water pollution, there was no word on how much lead is in their own drinking water…

Go higher to beat the heat by Lee Allen of Western FarmPress

Lee Allen explores how some growers are changing their trellising practices to mitigate heat.