Water crisis: What can be learned from California

Recent rains have not washed away the effects of a severe drought in California. MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with the Abrahm Lustgarten, senior reporter at ProPublica, and Heather Cooley, Water Program Director at the Pacific Institute, a global water think-tank, about what the nation can learn about water crises and conservation from California.

Abrahm Lustgarten's most recent reporting is available from The Atlantic and ProPublica.

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