Honestly surprised the Republicans and Democrats aren't on board with a blanket ban on foreign interests converting natural resources like this for export. If the argument is that they can't prevent a business from operating, sure, but you can sure stop them from exporting.
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You are overlooking the simple fact that politicians can all be bribed by those foreign interests pouring dark money into a PAC or two.
Also, our guy in charge of water over here only has experience selling water to forieng interests.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
WENDEN, Ariz. (AP) — A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona’s McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun.
Hancock said he and neighbors with larger farms worry more that in the future state officials could take control of the groundwater they now use for agriculture and transfer it to Phoenix and other urban areas amid the worst Western drought in centuries.
Experts say tensions are inevitable as companies in climate-challenged countries like the United Arab Emirates increasingly look to faraway places like Arizona for the water and land to grow forage for livestock and commodities such as wheat for domestic use and export.
La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin welcomes a recent crackdown by Arizona officials on unfettered groundwater pumping long allowed in rural areas, noting local concerns about dried up wells and subsidence that’s created ground fissures and flooding during heavy rains.
Katie Hobbs in October yanked the state’s land lease on another La Paz County alfalfa farm, one operated by Fondomonte Arizona, a subsidiary of Saudi dairy giant Almarai Co.
Glennon, the Arizona water policy expert, said he worked with a consulting group that advised Saudi Arabia more than a decade ago to import hay and other crops rather than drain its aquifers.
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Honestly, foreign or domestic, no one should be growing water hungry alfalfa in the middle of a damn desert.
Shout-out to Governor Hobbs for actively doing something about this problem. She's a huge improvement over her predecessor, Doug "You can just buy bottled water, fuck off" Ducey.
Gov. Katie Hobbs in October yanked the state’s land lease on another La Paz County alfalfa farm, one operated by Fondomonte Arizona, a subsidiary of Saudi dairy giant Almarai Co. The Democrat said the state would not renew three other Fondomonte leases next year, saying the company violated some lease terms.