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2. Not only privatizing

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 05:33 PM

Apr 16

...but selling groundwater to foreign countries, so there's even less of the already paltry control or oversight possible.

With Trump's promises to sell off natural resources even from parks and preserves, this will only speed up.

Edited to add example - just one case.
Background from April 2023:
Saudi company draws unlimited Arizona ground water to grow alfalfa amid drought
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-company-fondomonte-arizona-ground-water-crop-alfalfa/

Latest (several days ago):
Saudi-owned farm denies legal liability for damage caused by groundwater use
https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/04/14/saudi-owned-farm-denies-legal-liability-for-damage-caused-by-groundwater-use/

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Privatizing a natural resource... GiqueCee Apr 16 #1

Not only privatizing TommyT139 Apr 16 #2

YES! GiqueCee Apr 16 #3