![Alicia Rodriguez, a Merced County resident advocating for Planada flood victims, visits an apartment complex damaged in the January storms.](https://colorofwater.waterhub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-08-at-4.08.24 PM-300x199.png)
Racial + environmental justice
The epic floods receded, but the misery remains in California farm towns – Los Angeles Times
During the epic rains of 2023, atmospheric rivers pounded areas rich and poor in California with equal ferocity. But poor rural communities bore the brunt