Rural families suffer as Arizona's groundwater supply plummets

Groundwater levels in many parts of rural Arizona are plummeting.
That's because outside investors are buying land, drilling large
wells and pumping out water for industrial farms. The investors are
drawn to Arizona for its lack of regulation, but nearby residents
are enduring the consequences. While investors have the money to
drill wells that are four times as deep, nearby families cannot
complete. Instead, their wells are going dry.  In this week's
Gaggle, hosts Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Ronald J. Hansen sit down
with environmental reporter Ian James and data reporter Rob O'Dell
to discuss how lawmakers are managing Arizona's next water
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