Items Tagged with 'urban-rural divide'

California is racing forward in deploying broadband internet to unserved and underserved communities as it taps into an unprecedented level of state and federal investment.

Midwest states are encouraging dairy farmers to expand their operations beyond California. But younger farmers are developing more innovative solutions to survive in the costly and changing business climate.

The looming threat of groundwater regulations has propelled a new race to grab more water in the wet years to prepare for the dry years.

Senate GOP lawmakers came out in full force on Thursday against a bill calling for more urban water conservation, while moderate Democrats joined in their frustrations over lagging water storage investments.

The Department of Pesticide Regulation is soliciting ideas for a new statewide system to notify residents ahead of pesticide applications.

Congestion at shipping ports in the West has put a spotlight on existing regulatory hurdles that farmers and other exporters have faced for years.

More than 200 ag groups urged President-elect Joe Biden and congressional leaders to include water infrastructure in any economic recovery package.

CalEPA yesterday issued guidance directing county ag commissioners to continue enforcing pesticide restrictions near schools.