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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.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'm aware, at least superficially, about the problem. What I was getting at was how present is the problem in the minds of the average Arizonan. I could have worded it better. I appreciate the rundown though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Every local news network has been covering it, for reference. It's pretty universally popular since it's a Saudi owned farm thats growing super, super wasteful alfalfa in the fucking desert.

Tbh, on the political front it's kind of a meatball thrown to Katie Hobbs, not that I'll be upset about that at all. Conservatives should never get their hands on the governorship again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Well I'm glad she knocked that meatball right out of the park. I'm going to be watching your Senate race as soon as the primaries are over.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Trying to grow something in the middle of the desert... literally an explanation of the Saudi state.

The Arabian Desert is not continuous desert. However, the second worst place to put a city in the Arabian desert is occupied by the capital of Saudi Arabia. How's that for urban planning?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's pretty big news since the reznicks would very very much like to divert attention away from their water use profiteering.

Hint, don't buy anything "Wonderful" or Fiji water.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The only water I buy is Polar seltzer and they bottle out of Massachusetts