Elena Neale-Sacks

Elena Neale-Sacks is a narrative audio and print reporter currently based in the East Bay, striving to tell stories at the intersection of climate change, race, and gender. She is a master’s candidate at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and plans to graduate in May 2022. To read and listen to more of her work, go to elenanealesacks.com.
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A Process of Survival

March 15, 2022 •  by

In the last century, the federal government has tried to build its way out of California’s water crisis. The parallel story of the Winnemem Wintu’s displacement is a reminder that we can’t conjure water out of thin air.