Read this story in English. Las empresas e instituciones de California tendrán que dejar de irrigar áreas de césped decorativas con agua potable según la legislación aprobada por los legisladores estatales. El proyecto de ley pasa ahora al gobernador Gavin Newsom para su firma. La oficina de Newsom se negó a hacer comentarios hoy, pero […]
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Rachel Becker is a journalist reporting on California’s complex water challenges and water policy issues for CalMatters. Rachel has a background in biology, with master's degrees in both immunology and science journalism. Before joining CalMatters, Rachel was a staff science reporter at The Verge, and her byline has also appeared in outlets including National Geographic News, Smithsonian, Slate, and Nature. In 2021 she won first place for Outstanding Beat Reporting from the Society of Environmental Journalists, and in 2022 Rachel was the inaugural recipient of the Water Education Foundation’s Rita Schmidt Sudman Award for Excellence in Water Journalism.