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The Green Desert

The Green Desert

Farmers in the arid Southwest depend on Colorado River water delivered downstream from Hoover Dam. Storage reservoirs of Lake Powell and Lake Mead have dwindled to historic lows and may never recover from a 20-year drought. America’s food security is at risk.

This program is made possible in part by the California Farm Water Coalition. Food grows where water flows.

The Green Desert

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American agriculture depends on the Colorado River - a system on the brink of collapse (56m 41s)

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