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In the Media: Barton Thompson

Oil wells guzzle precious California water. Next door, residents can’t use the tap
January 22, 2023 | The Guardian
Buzz Thompson, Faculty Director for Stanford Water in the West, on current inequities between corporate and domestic freshwater usage. 
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Parched: California's Climate Crisis
September 1, 2022 | CBS News
Water in the West Director Barton "Buzz" Thompson discusses the implications of California's ongoing drought in a 60-minute CBS News special report.
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Managing Water Stored for the Environment During Drought
November 7, 2021 | California WaterBlog
Stanford's Buzz Thompson and other experts examined 2021 water year actions by the CVP and SWP and offer recommendations to better protect the... Read More
Megadrought to Pit Fish Lives Against Human Needs in U.S. West
August 23, 2021 | Bloomberg Law
Buzz Thompson is quoted on the ecological impacts of drought as water is drawn from important rivers and streams.
Texans’ Frozen Pipes Are Warnings of Yet Another Climate Threat
February 24, 2021 | Bloomberg
Barton Thompson commments on the problems with climate extremes, natural disasters, and water.
On the Environment, Trump Is Getting Trounced in the Courts. At Least, So Far ...
January 31, 2020 | KQED
Buzz Thompson is quoted on the many legal cases surrounding the Trump administration's environmental policies.