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 Stories About: politics AND severe weather AND water crisis
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Let us pay
In times of crisis, we get what we pay for |
Ryan Avent |
29 Oct 2007 |
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| A week of intense wildfires in southern California displaced the news from front pages, but the drought in the southeastern states rages on, despite a few welcome but too-brief rain events. As sources of drinking water slowly exhaust themselves, under pressure from growing demand and lagging supply, one wonders why governments in the region don't raise water prices to encourage conservation. Instead, most areas have chosen to ration supplies with top-down orders, which ... |
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| Topics: water crisis, severe weather, politics (all these topics) |
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