narrator: on this episode of "earth focus," the most basic human need is also its most precious commodity. in california's central valley, home to 19% of the food prodtion inthe word, many li withoutlean driing war whileat the ee of morocco's sahara region, harvesting wat from fohas the pontial toeeply imct culture amera focus ring clicking] [shutter clicking]

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trefore he that befit of beingart of aistrict,ven thougheographilly the're not nnected. snyr: i thi it soun veryromisingand, in ct, i thk if sma commuties re gonnaave to g treatmt, it's gonna ve toe a mol like tt. kada: rightow, we wt toake surwe havenough water f the peoe to liv re and r us to ow. and rit now, we arat capacy becaus our sysm is old, and weeed to irove tha [solio speakg spanis narrar: accesto clean drking wer in rul califrnia isomplicat, but inemote viages thalie

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05/30/22 05/30/22 [captioning made possible amy: from new york this is democracy now! >> so what we have to understand is just whate've seen at the supreme court level, this attk that's finally reached its pinnacle up to the supreme court to dismantle roe v. wade, this work has had tentacles. and it'been working to criminalize women and also to imse civil punishment associated with pregnancy. amy: today, a democracy now! special. as the supreme court appears set to overturn roe v. wade, we will speak to law professor michele goodwin,