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Erin Stone

Stories

  • How eating less beef and dairy could help save the Colorado River

    Most Colorado River water is used to grow hay to feed cattle. This story traces the history of how the Imperial Valley became the hub for the cattle feed business, and follow the supply chain all the way to meat and milk we buy at a Southern California grocery store and work to answer the questions -- do we need to change our diets to save the CO River? How are farmers thinking about this issue?