Household wells in California are drying up in record numbers due to drought and groundwater overpumping. Rural families are the hardest hit.
Dorany Pineda
As California droughts intensify, ecosystems and rural communities will bear the brunt
Increased groundwater demand and less precipitation because of drought have forever altered the state, but several sectors will be hit especially hard.
School book bans have seen an unprecedented surge this year, a new report says
The PEN America report, released Monday, documents more than 2,500 book bans across 32 states during the 2021-22 school year.

