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Nestlé Scrambles to Bottle LA’s Remaining Water Before Firefighters Give It All Away for Free | The Needling (theneedling.com)

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[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It gets complicated when upriver states do that and downriver states don't have any left. Water rights are ridiculous and government agencies already have too much power. The people should not need permission to have a rain barrel. We need to take the power back.

[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Where do they need permission for a rain barrel (barring and structural permits or other extreme scenarios)?