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Why governors and Congress members want a drought disaster declaration

by Samantha Fields

Aug 26, 2021

Ranchers are hurting as 98% of the West experiences drought. A declaration could free up funds to help them.

A water crisis sign is seen in California's Kern County, one of the top agriculture-producing counties in the San Joaquin Valley, in April 2021.

Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

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