silence7 to California@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoWho Gets the Water in California? Whoever Gets There First. | As the world warms, the state is re-examining claims to its water that have gone unchallenged for generations.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down11cross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyzclimate
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkWho Gets the Water in California? Whoever Gets There First. | As the world warms, the state is re-examining claims to its water that have gone unchallenged for generations.www.nytimes.comsilence7 to California@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square2fedilinkcross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyzclimate
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoOr maybe it just starts enforcing a floor economic level to what is considered waste. That way, it incentivizes those using water for marginal economic utility to sell the rights to others rather than try to farm alfalfa.
Or maybe it just starts enforcing a floor economic level to what is considered waste. That way, it incentivizes those using water for marginal economic utility to sell the rights to others rather than try to farm alfalfa.