Claims about who owns California's water are spreading online. Here's what to know.
Erroneous accusations that a wealthy couple, Stewart and Lynda Resnick, have been hoarding water amid the Southern California ...
Claims about a billionaire couple hurting efforts to fight the L.A. fires via their ‘control’ of the water supply are false
Because of agriculture’s heavy reliance on water, a critical resource in fighting wildfires, the Resnicks became the targets ...
No, most of California’s water isn’t owned by one billionaire couple
The owners of Wonderful Co., behind Fiji Water and other brands, use a lot of water, but it's only a fraction of California’s ...
For LA water issues, misinformation spreads nearly as fast as the wildfires
False or misleading claims have emerged amid general criticism about California’s water management sparked by the fierce Los ...
California billionaire couple accused of hoarding water amid LA wildfires. But is it true?
Stewart and Lynda Resnick, an ultra-wealthy couple from California, are being accused of hoarding water when it is needed to fight the wildfires in California. The Resnicks own the Los Angeles-based ...
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Does a billionaire couple own almost all the water in California? Here’s why that’s False.
The couple’s company has a majority stake in a water bank in the San Joaquin Valley and uses vast amounts of water to manage its nearly 130,000-acre California agriculture operation. But the claim ...
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Billionaire Power Couple’s Control of California’s Water Amid Wildfire Crisis
In a secretive 1994 meeting known as the Monterey Amendments, the Resnicks acquired nearly 60% of the Kern Water Bank, a ...
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Who Are the Resnicks, the Art Collectors Accused of Hoarding California’s Water?
As wildfires continue to burn in L.A., art collectors Lynda and Stewart Resnick face criticism for their ownership of a ...
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Are the Resnicks 'Hoarding' Water While LA Burns? No
Viral claims being spread online about Resnicks' water control in California are debunked as false and misleading.
Fresh Take: California’s Water Politics And A Major Misconception
Forbes' latest edition of its Fresh Take newsletter focuses on a misconception about water politics amid Los Angeles ...
The Weeknd Joins Billionaires And Celebrities Donating To Los Angeles Fire Victims
From direct donations to auctions and a charity benefit concert—here's how celebrities and billionaire are helping victims of ...