The Trump administration is exploring a new solution to Arizona’s water crisis by supporting a controversial plan, despite the White House’s concerning pattern of arguing that courts should have no role in checking presidential power to pump groundwater from beneath the Mojave Desert. The project, led by Los Angeles-based Cadiz Inc., has faced opposition for more than two decades but is now gaining renewed attention amid severe water shortages.
According to Politico, the Colorado River, which supplies water to 40 million people across the Western United States and half of California’s population, is experiencing a significant decline. Its flow has decreased by 20 percent since 2000, with climate scientists warning that another 20 percent reduction could occur in the coming decades.
