The Shared Scarcity Agenda of Predatory Investors and Extreme Environmentalists

The Shared Scarcity Agenda of Predatory Investors and Extreme Environmentalists
Irrigation water runs along a dried-up ditch between rice farms in Richvale, Calif., on May 1, 2014. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo
Edward Ring
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In a long-planned rally at the California state Capitol last month, San Joaquin Valley farmers protested new laws that impose taxes on their irrigation wells. In Madera County, where most of these farmers came from, the new tax is as high as $246 per acre of farmland. If you’re trying to irrigate a few sections of land to grow almonds, that tax adds up fast.
Edward Ring
Edward Ring
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Edward Ring is a contributing editor and senior fellow with the California Policy Center, which he co-founded in 2013 and served as its first president. He is also a senior fellow with the Center for American Greatness. Ring is the author of two books: “Fixing California: Abundance, Pragmatism, Optimism” (2021) and “The Abundance Choice: Our Fight for More Water in California” (2022).
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