Editorial Archives - Water Wrights

Grocery Mergers? Not So Good January 16, 2023

Editorial Don Wright - January 16, 2023

By Don A. Wright On Thursday, January 12th Western Growers’ Kara Timmins had a piece in the organization’s newsletter about a part of agriculture not...

San Joaquin Valley at a Crossroads January 10, 2023

Editorial Don Wright - January 10, 2023

By Scott Hamilton. This article first appeared in Valley Ag Voice and WaterWrights.net appreciates the permission to reprint. The San Joaquin Valley, its people,...

Merry Christmas

Editorial Don Wright - December 23, 2022

From all of us at WaterWrights - may you and your family have a blessed, peaceful Christmas.

Madera County Farmers Won’t Pay $246 per Acre, For Now December 7, 2022

Editorial Don Wright - December 8, 2022

By Taisto Smith On September 13, 2022 the Valley Groundwater Coalition, led by president and longtime Madera County landowner Ralph Pistoresi, represented by law firm...

Our Food Supply at Risk December 1, 2022

Editorial Don Wright - December 1, 2022

Publisher’s note: We often hear how growing certain crops is a waste of water. There are calls from the enviro and other “communities” to...

An Alternative to Worrying About The Tragedy of the Commons November 28, 2022

Editorial Don Wright - November 28, 2022

By Paul H. Betancourt For over forty years environmental policy has been driven by the idea of the Tragedy of the Commons. In 1968 UC...

Welcome Paul Betancourt November 23, 2022

Editorial Don Wright - November 22, 2022

Hello everyone. We here at WaterWrights.net are proud to introduce to you our newest opinion editorial writer, Paul Betancourt. In our opinion Paul is...

Another View on AB 2201 August 30, 2022

Editorial Don Wright - August 30, 2022

By Louise Lampara Assemblymember Steve Bennett's proposed bill, AB2201, would create a new permanent permitting process for groundwater wells that negatively impacts local water districts,...

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