Solar desalination technology provides a way to remove salt from agricultural drainage water to create a new source of freshwater. Climate change and new environmental policies regarding water usage have forced many Californians to start making difficult choices: Should we invest in more efficient water-saving devices or risk paying a fine for under-conserving? Drill a […]

The past few months have highlighted a lively debate in California as to who has a right to use the dwindling reserves of freshwater. Agriculture is repeatedly called out as the largest water user, comprising up to 80% of the state’s water use every year, and therefore the target of many water conservationists and environmentalists […]