Cheryl Knott
@ironyofprint.bsky.social
Thinking (and sometimes writing) about the publication and reception of Meadows, et al., The Limits to Growth (1972)
Fighting to save a desert aquifer from capitalism
Herded by dogs
Fighting to save a desert aquifer from capitalism
Herded by dogs
Those legislators who paved the way for Riverview? Republicans. The A.G. who convinced Riverview to spend $11M to fund water access for communities and individuals? Democrat. People who will benefit? Everyone in this deep red rural area.
January 9, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Those legislators who paved the way for Riverview? Republicans. The A.G. who convinced Riverview to spend $11M to fund water access for communities and individuals? Democrat. People who will benefit? Everyone in this deep red rural area.
So the settlement A.G. Kris Mayes announced today is a big deal. It doesn't solve the existential problem of industrial ag in an area undergoing climate-induced desertification. But it does offer a new tool that rural communities might want to use to get some relief.
January 9, 2026 at 1:19 AM
So the settlement A.G. Kris Mayes announced today is a big deal. It doesn't solve the existential problem of industrial ag in an area undergoing climate-induced desertification. But it does offer a new tool that rural communities might want to use to get some relief.
When domestic wells go dry, people often don't have the $20K-50K needed to drill a new well. They end up hauling water or moving away. Their biggest financial asset, their home, is almost worthless. Meanwhile, the profits keep rolling in for Riverview.
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
When domestic wells go dry, people often don't have the $20K-50K needed to drill a new well. They end up hauling water or moving away. Their biggest financial asset, their home, is almost worthless. Meanwhile, the profits keep rolling in for Riverview.
The area has been in a drought for 25 years. The water table has been dropping faster and Riverview has dug wells far deeper than others have. When others' wells go dry, Riverview still has water -- until it becomes too expensive for even them to squeeze more out.
January 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
The area has been in a drought for 25 years. The water table has been dropping faster and Riverview has dug wells far deeper than others have. When others' wells go dry, Riverview still has water -- until it becomes too expensive for even them to squeeze more out.
Groundwater extraction was unregulated. @keithschneider69.bsky.social reported that Riverview was using 110,000 acre-feet of groundwater a year, close to what the city of Tucson used. In the far S.E. Arizona desert, groundwater is finite. No river feeds it.
January 9, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Groundwater extraction was unregulated. @keithschneider69.bsky.social reported that Riverview was using 110,000 acre-feet of groundwater a year, close to what the city of Tucson used. In the far S.E. Arizona desert, groundwater is finite. No river feeds it.
Riverview also operates in N. & S. Dakota. In AZ, the state legislature paved the way in 2011 by taking away counties' ability to restrict the size of dairy feedlots. Two of the legislators from Riverview's district still serve. Another one is now on the county's board of supervisors.
January 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Riverview also operates in N. & S. Dakota. In AZ, the state legislature paved the way in 2011 by taking away counties' ability to restrict the size of dairy feedlots. Two of the legislators from Riverview's district still serve. Another one is now on the county's board of supervisors.
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I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
Rep. Kelly announces plans to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
robinkelly.house.gov
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
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January 1, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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What the Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers and the Dawes Act etc. started, data centers will finish, with a bit of a colonial boomerang effect.
December 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
What the Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers and the Dawes Act etc. started, data centers will finish, with a bit of a colonial boomerang effect.