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The tools marketed as the future of efficiency may deepen environmental pressures and amplify conflict around extraction, especially in places where communities already struggle to defend land and water rights.
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Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The State Water Resources Control Board, whose members are appointed by Newsom, has not yet approved the water rights to allow construction to begin.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
The $120 million purchase price includes 3,700 acres, water rights and the monastery compound.
—John Mossman, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
The feds may impose their own plan if states cannot agree, potentially leading to major cuts for Arizona, with its junior water rights.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The State Water Resources Control Board, whose members are appointed by Newsom, has not yet approved the water rights to allow construction to begin.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
The $120 million purchase price includes 3,700 acres, water rights and the monastery compound.
—John Mossman, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
The feds may impose their own plan if states cannot agree, potentially leading to major cuts for Arizona, with its junior water rights.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Water right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20right. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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