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(April 26, 2009, The Sacramento Bee)
Any doubt that California is hip-deep in an epic struggle for water was put to rest earlier this month when an estimated 10,000 farmers and farmworkers marched 50 miles across the gasping San Joaquin Valley.
The goal was to heighten awareness about their water shortage, brought about by a third [...]

(April 29, 2009, The Daily News)
Bronx residents who managed to take time off from work for the afternoon public hearing voiced their opposition to a proposed 14% hike in water rates.
“It’s ridiculous,” said Evelyn Rodriguez, 57. “Don’t we pay enough for everything else? Everything goes up, and now they’re raising our water.”
If the measure is [...]

(Jan. 15, 2009, Reuters)
Farmers blocked roads across Peru on Thursday, demanding Congress repeal laws they say could put water under the control of private interests.
Protesters snarled traffic on highways in South America’s third-largest country, piling roads with tree trunks, boulders and truck tires. They also halted trains to Machu Picchu, Peru’s top tourist spot.
The laws, [...]