jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agoSen. Elizabeth Warren's bill would end trading in water futureswww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1737arrow-down19cross-posted to: politics
arrow-up1728arrow-down1external-linkSen. Elizabeth Warren's bill would end trading in water futureswww.motherjones.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square117fedilinkcross-posted to: politics
minus-squaresnapofflinkfedilinkarrow-up25·8 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.
minus-squaremelpomenesclevage@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agobasically all the water policy here is terrible ideas.
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.
basically all the water policy here is terrible ideas.