jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoSen. Elizabeth Warren's bill would end trading in water futureswww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1707arrow-down19
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minus-squaresnapoff@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up25·2 months agoHow can water rights be purchased when most of the western states follow prior appropriation? If this introduces riparian laws to the western US that seems like a terrible idea, in addition to the terrible idea of trading in water futures.
How can water rights be purchased when most of the western states follow prior appropriation? If this introduces riparian laws to the western US that seems like a terrible idea, in addition to the terrible idea of trading in water futures.