Sam Kimball is a freelance journalist based in Tunis. https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/sam-kimball/rss en Innovation & Technology Laws & Policy Tue, 19 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Sam Kimball https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/04/19/paltry-resettlement-rates-in-u-s-ahead-of-polls https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/04/19/paltry-resettlement-rates-in-u-s-ahead-of-polls As one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities heads to the polls in the NYC presidential primary, U.S. refugee resettlement programs are falling short. Today’s Middle Eastern refugees are not afforded the same acceptance as other communities that have become assimilated features of New York life. Tue, 15 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Sam Kimball https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2016/03/15/as-rain-falls-tensions-rise-over-who-gets-water https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2016/03/15/as-rain-falls-tensions-rise-over-who-gets-water SACRAMENTO BEE: Much needed rainfall in California isn’t easing tensions over the allocation of water resources. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein last week called for more water pumping through the Delta for agriculture while fisheries advocates are warning that species are still imperiled.