.GreenMitchJones of foodandwater implored governors and the Biden administration to 'muster the political will to stop the expansion of water-intensive crops like tree nuts and alfalfa, factory farms, fracking, and fossil fuel extraction.'
"In this moment of crisis on the Colorado River, we must start from scratch and fundamentally rethink the allocation and use of these water resources," Mitch Jones, managing director for policy and litigation at Food & Water Watch, said Thursday in a
A whopping 80% of the Colorado River's water is currently"put towards agriculture, and 80% of that supply is used for crops like alfalfa, which is largely used as feedstock for cattle," according to Food & Water Watch."The current framework to cut water uses, however, focuses on overall allocations and makes only a passing reference to the actual purpose that water is used.
Despite ongoing drought conditions, California's"large agribusinesses and oil and gas operators use massive and unsustainable amounts of water, permitted by ineffective regulations that put profits over people," the group explained.
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