“The big picture; Bring Back the Kern and Water Audit California, among other environmental groups, sued Bakersfield in 2022 after the Kern River abruptly dried up, which killed thousands of fish. (…) Go deeper: Bakersfield has control over where water is diverted along the Kern River. While some of the water is used in the city, much of it has been directed to the agricultural water districts for farming.” [Read More]