It’s never been easy fighting powerful polluters in Texas. A bill approved by a Senate committee today would make it even harder.
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“Texas has already recognized that instream flows are extremely important; the whooping crane is just a measuring stick for how well we’re doing,” says Amy Hardberger, a water law professor at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. “Apparently we’re not doing very well.”
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A Senate committee approved legislation today forcing the Lower Colorado River Authority to cut off water to rice farmers during times of severe drought.
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In the past two years, Texas’ oil production has gone up 71 percent.
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Amid worsening drought, the House overwhelmingly approved a plan to seed the state water plan with $2 billion today.
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