Gov. Katie Hobbs’ administration on Monday announced two steps to stop a controversial Saudi Arabian company from using groundwater beneath state land in western Arizona to grow and export alfalfa.
Hobbs said in a statement that the Arizona State Land Department had canceled one of its leases to Fondomonte Arizona, and would not renew three others that are set to expire in February.
This is amazing news. Glad we have an actual competent governor now. Good work Katie Hobbs! Fuck republican scum.
Was this a big issue in Arizona? Were lots of people upset about it?
Yes and yes. Water intensive crop grown in a place that lacks water resources.
Source: Arizonian
Source: Arizonian
X to doubt °=°
Source: Arizonan
Agriculture uses up the most water in the Southwest - particularly in AZ and California. So, yes curtailing water use from thirsty crops is a big issue. Furthermore, these companies are drawing ground water from increasingly deep wells which is unsustainable and leads to shallower neighboring wells drying up.
Lots of people in Nevada also need that water. So yes.
I’ve heard that Nevada in general and Las Vegas specifically are really leading the way in water conservation. We really need to get ahead of this issue and stop playing catch up.
As ironic as that sounds considering the vast golf courses, water fountains on the LV strip, LV has actually taken meaningful steps to reduce water consumption. They’ve halved their water use in the last 20 years. Still could/should do more
Saudi Arabia unable to buy a US resource?
Ok who has meddled with the cosmic forces and needs to atone?
You guys in the US are using up way too much of your groundwater for farming in scorching hot areas like Arizona and Texas even without the Saudis. Isn’t there enough farmland in states with a less hostile climate?
It depends on the crops and the time of year.
A lot of the crops grown in Arizona are fruits and vegetables grown to be harvest in the off-season of typical harvests.
People should note that indigenous groups had also been practicing agriculture along the rivers all through the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. Agriculture isn’t the problem overall, unsustainable crops like alfalfa are.
Maybe, but the Hohokam died out before the Columbian Exchange and part of it may have been related to a dry century.
The Hohokam are far from the only group that have lived in those deserts all along the Colorado and it’s tributaries
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Fucking communist!!!
Why does she hate free markets…
Had no idea they were cloning and selling one of the little rascals. How dare they.
I think a lot of people aren’t getting your reference since the movie is a little old now but I get it, kudos sir
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Are you complaining that he gets less upvotes than you think he deserves?
