Arizona Sues Saudi-Owned Farm Draining Groundwater in the Desert

The company is “taking advantage of Arizona’s failure to protect its precious groundwater resource,” the lawsuit says. Read More

Arizona AG sues Saudi-owned farm for allegedly overpumping La Paz County groundwater

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing a Saudi-owned farm for pumping so much groundwater that it harms the surrounding community. Read More

Attorney general sues Saudi-owned farm for excessive groundwater pumping in western Arizona

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a lawsuit against a controversial Saudi Arabia-owned farm for allegedly violating a public nuisance law.On Wednesday, Mayes announced that her office ... Read More

Arizona sues Saudi-owned company over groundwater use

Attorney General Kris Mayes announced a lawsuit last week against Fondomonte Arizona, LLC, a Saudia-owned company that had leased Arizona farmland. Read More

Arizona AG suing Saudi farms for using too much water

The company has been criticized for paying below-market rates on Arizona land and not paying anything extra to use the state's water resources. Read More

Arizona Attorney General sues Saudi-owned farm in La Paz County over water use

The Arizona Attorney General has announced legal action by her office against a Saudi-owned farming operation that has met with public scrutiny over its usage of La Paz County water, which it uses to ... Read More

Arizona AG looking to use 'nuisance law' to go after Saudi farms for excessive water usage

Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone. These farms, particularly those operated by Fondomonte Arizona - which is in turn owned by a Saudi company called ... Read More

Attorney general sues to stop Saudi cows from eating Arizona's water | Opinion

I first heard about how a Saudi-owned farm company growing alfalfa to feed cows in the Middle East was draining aquifers in La Paz County back in 2015. It was one of those that-can’t-be-right moments ... Read More

A Saudi business is leaving Arizona valley after it was targeted by the state over groundwater use

Arizona officials said a Saudi-owned ... for the water and land to grow forage for livestock and commodities such as wheat for domestic use and export. Foreign and out-of-state U.S. farms are ... Read More