Oregon Water Law Benefits Wealthy Landowners at Farmers’ Expense — ProPublica
Reporting Highlights Draining the Deschutes: During a historic drought, half of Central Oregon’s lifeblood river was diverted to a wealthy agricultural region that got a lot more water than its plants could drink. Suffering Farms: These water-rich landowners grew mostly grass and pasture for landscaping and grazing while water-starved farmers downstream fallowed fields of commercial…
