Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Wednesday she's suing a Saudi Arabian agrobusiness, alleging it's violating a public nuisance law. She says the company's groundwater pumping threatens the public health, safety and infrastructure of local communities in a rural western county.
for allegedly violating a public nuisance law, contending that its groundwater pumping threatens the public health , safety and infrastructure of local communities in a rural western county.
The lawsuit is the latest action by Arizona against foreign companies that use huge amounts of groundwater to grow thirsty forage crops for export because of climate challenges in other countries. Rural Arizona is especially attractive to international businesses because it has no groundwater pumping regulations.
The Associated Press called and emailed Fondomonte Arizona, a subsidiary of Saudi Dairy giant Almarai Co., seeking a response to the lawsuit Wednesday. Its lawyers have previously said that the company legally leased and purchased land in the U.S. and spent millions on infrastructure improvements.Polygamous sect leader gets 50 years in prison in scheme to orchestrate sex involving childrenacross the West, particularly in states like Arizona, which relies heavily on the dwindling Colorado River.
Mayes called the company’s groundwater pumping “unsustainable” and said it caused “devastating consequences” for people in the area.
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