How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched—and Contributed to the Ongoing Groundwater Crisis in the West
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NOVEMBER 23, 2021
That’s because the region’s ongoing groundwater woes are at least two decades in the making, exacerbated in part by the very federal programs meant to conserve water in the area, The Counter has found. This year’s emergency took both residents and officials by surprise, but perhaps it shouldn’t have.
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