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‘Water is more valuable than oil’: the corporation cashing in on America’s drought
In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town – and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away. Local residents fear the agreement has ‘opened Pandora’s box’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/16/arizona-colorado-river-water-rights-drought
