Water Is Power: Who’s Buying Up America’s Last Aquifers?
Introduction: The Hidden War Beneath Our Feet Water is life. In 2025, it’s becoming power. While wildfires burn and reservoirs dry across the American West, something more insidious is happening underground. Deep beneath the surface, America’s last viable aquifers — ancient, fossil-like underground lakes — are quietly being sold off. Not to farmers. Not to…