Putting Some Over the Hill: The Disparate Impact of Drought in California
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Date
2017-05-22
Authors
Wright, Timothy
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
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Publisher
University of Oregon School of Law
Abstract
In the American West, the central fact of existence is the lack of water. California is embroiled in drought and the year 2014 was likely the state’s single worst drought year in approximately 1200 years. As climate change continues to intensify, the rest of the nation and the world are watching the way California, the seventh largest economy in the world, responds to this water emergency. So far, the state has not responded well enough to offset the drought’s disparate impact on minorities, the economically disadvantaged, and other marginalized and vulnerable populations.
Description
28 pages
Keywords
Drought, Water rights, Land Use, California
Citation
32 J. ENVTL. L. & LITIG. 143