The Water Loophole That Leaves Arizonans Parched—and Developers Richer

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When a small Arizona community called Rio Verde Foothills lost its water supply one year ago, forcing locals to skip showers and eat off paper plates, it became a poster child for unwise desert development. The rural neighborhood of about 2,000 people […]