Items Tagged with 'water grab in California'

The state water board is hearing debates over a controversial plan that would soften the blow of its regulatory hammer and present new opportunities for protecting fish.

State Senators Melissa Hurtado and Dave Cortese are requesting U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland investigate possible water profiteering during the drought.

Farmers fear the companies could undercut U.S. producers by controlling the water supply, circumventing shipping bottlenecks and monopolizing the food supply chain.