Food & Water Watch: Senator Warren & Rep. Khanna Reintroduce Bill to Stop Wall Street From Profiting Off Water & Water Rights
April 19, 2024
April 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release:
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) have re-introduced the Future of Water Act to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the trading of water and water rights in commodity futures contracts.
Under current law, water prices are vulnerable to manipulation and speculation from futures markets. Without limitations on these markets, passive investo . . .
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) have re-introduced the Future of Water Act to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the trading of water and water rights in commodity futures contracts.
Under current law, water prices are vulnerable to manipulation and speculation from futures markets. Without limitations on these markets, passive investo . . .