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DOJ must investigate corporate water grabs, say lawmakers

05/19/22 6:56 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS foreign-owned corporations buy agricultural land hedge funds buy up water rights investigating water rights claims water grab in California water wars in the West
State Senators Melissa Hurtado and Dave Cortese are requesting U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland investigate possible water profiteering during the drought.
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Brad Hooker
Associate Editor, Agri-Pulse West

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