Feb 13, 2011
Fighting for water in Imperial Valley

Southern California’s Imperial Valley produces about 80 percent of the nation’s winter vegetables. But years of drought, and a population boom in the Southwest, now threaten the water supply in the desert region – and all those cheap winter greens. NPR

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