Investigative Series

Tapped Out

Tapped Out is a two-part collection of stories around power, justice and water in the western United States.

This project was made possible by a grant from The Water Desk and the Water Foundation with support from Ensia, the Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), and INN’s Amplify News Project. 

Featured Articles

Produced by the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism

Where is the water going?

Small California farmers struggle as ag titans wheel water for profit

The Central California Town That Keeps Sinking

The very ground upon which Corcoran, Calif., was built has been slowly but steadily collapsing, a situation caused primarily not by nature but agriculture.​

Part One

These stories are part of a collaboration that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News, California Health Report, Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, Circle of Blue, Columbia Insight, Ensia, High Country News, New Mexico In Depth and SJV Water.

Part Two

These stories are a part of a collaboration that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), California Health Report, Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, Circle of Blue, Colorado Public Radio, Columbia Insight, The Counter, High Country News, New Mexico In Depth and SJV Water.

VEZA

Visual, data-driven investigative journalism.

About Veza

Veza is a digital publication produced by the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ).

We are committed to a model of journalism that holds investigative reporting, data science, and visual journalism as equal partners in producing reporting that focuses on vulnerable communities.

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Tapped Out is a collection of stories around power, justice and water in the American West.

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