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Many California Almond Growers Struggling To Stay Afloat

Many California Almond Growers Struggling To Stay Afloat

Published 1 year, 8 months ago
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In the last decade, almonds have turned up everywhere. Even at the Super Bowl, where a commercial showed actor Jeremy Renner supercharged by almond milk. Even so, California almond producers have been struggling. Growers have in some ways been the victims of their own success - although the outlook might be improving. 

Reporter: Kerry Klein, KVPR


A sweltering heat wave continues in much of our state this week. Now, a new report from the state’s insurance commissioner takes a long view on the dangers of high temperatures, reporting that nearly 140,000 Californians visited the hospital because of extreme heat in the last decade 

Reporter: Olivia Zhao, CalMatters

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