Mega-dairies, disappearing wells, and Arizona’s deepening water crisis(theguardian.com)

Mega-dairies, disappearing wells, and Arizona’s deepening water crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/02/mega-dairies-disappearing-wells-and-arizonas-deepening-water-crisis

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> In Arizona, no regulations exist as to how much water farmers can pump in rural areas such as this.

The Arizona desert is beautiful. The smell of creosote bushes after a rain is firmly fixed in my memory as a heavenly delight. The way we disregard ecological health saddens me. What is a reasonable per-capita energy budget for humans?