Currently — February 16th, 2023

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Wall Street Sees Profits in Dropping Colorado River Levels
As Colorado River Basin states grapple with ways to keep a river more than 40 million people depend flowing, Wall Street is tapping water scarcity to deliver profits.

“As Colorado River Basin states work to find ways to keep water flowing, to meet the needs of more than 40 million people, Wall Street continues to invest in southwestern lands with water rights, hoping for big returns as this key resource becomes increasingly scarce.”

Read more from a story originally published by Eric Galatas in Public News Service.


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