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Drought

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The Solution to California's Drought: A Free Market in Water

How government created an artificial shortage of our most essential resource.

Alex Manning | 5.12.2016 11:00 AM

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California

California Has Plenty of Water—And Too Much Politics

California's politicians and regulators are making the drought worse.

Steven Greenhut | 12.20.2015 10:00 AM

Policy

Markets vs. Drought

Is parched California fertile ground for property rights and prices for water?

Ronald Bailey | 7.1.2015 12:00 PM

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Politics

How California Could Have Avoided Its Epic Water Crisis

Joel Kotkin on the causes and repercussions of the Golden State disaster.

Alex Manning | 6.10.2015 12:58 PM

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California

Listen Up Climate Combatants - It's About to Get Real Hot

A big El Nino is coming, or so say a lot of computer models.

Ronald Bailey | 5.22.2015 2:38 PM

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Policy

Cattle Ranchers vs. The Feds: "You don't just come into a ranch and say I'm going to run it."

Alex Manning | 5.12.2015 11:54 AM

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Policy

Gov. Brown's Water Plan: Hose Little Guys, Shower Cronies (Nanny of the Month, April '15)

Ted Balaker | 4.29.2015 10:04 AM

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Politics

Shikha Dalmia on Solving California's Water Crisis

Reason Staff | 4.21.2015 4:00 PM

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Politics

How Not to Address the Soviet Republic of California's Water Crisis

Shikha Dalmia | 4.17.2015 11:56 AM

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Politics

Tapping Water Markets in California

Drought may force the unthinkable: resorting to property rights and markets.

Ronald Bailey | 4.10.2015 10:30 AM

Politics

How to Slake California's Thirst

Following Australia's lead on water rights and water markets would solve the state's water shortage.

Ronald Bailey | 9.5.2014 1:30 PM

California

Ronald Bailey on How to Slake California's Thirst

Reason Staff | 9.5.2014 1:30 PM

Drought

Texas Drought Not Due to Climate Change, Says NOAA Study

Ronald Bailey | 4.12.2013 4:46 PM

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