March 15, 2022

Sprinklers spray water on a lawn in Palm Springs on Sept. 21, 2021. The biggest increase in January water use was 19% in the desert region, which includes the Palm Springs area and the Imperial Valley. Photo by Taya Gray, The Desert Sun via Reuters
Students at Piner High School complete a class assignment on Aug. 14, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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