Bill would stop private investors, including hedge funds, farmers and municipalities, from profiting off water scarcity
Archived version: https://archive.ph/Q0DhB
US lawmakers Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna seek to ban trade in water rights
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/18/water-scarcity-private-speculation
7 Comments
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 2y
Water should never be for sale and should be provided at cost.
Coasting0942@reddthat.com · 7 pts · 2y
Excuse me. I’d like to live in a sci-fi universe one day and they all universally mention an old earth era known as “the water wars”.
Your basically trying to stop the prophecy from happening.
FinalRemix@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
We're already due for the Bell Riots this year. Don't add on to things, man.
copernicurious@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 2y
A lot of American farms get water at a huge discount. Literally pennies on the dollar.
Seraph@kbin.social · 9 pts · 2y
We need this SO badly. So it probably won't pass.
Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Just wait for the EU to do something about it then lol
BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Why can't she be our President?