As wildfires continue to burn in L.A., art collectors Lynda and Stewart Resnick face criticism for their ownership of a nearby water bank.

Qui sont les Resnick, ces milliardaires qui contrôlent l’eau de Californie ?

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Who are the Resnicks, the billionaires who control California's water?

Stewart and Lynda Resnick, agribusiness billionaires, control significant water resources to irrigate their vast farms in California.Their water consumption sometimes exceeds that of big cities, worsening the ecological crisis.

Stewart et Lynda Resnick, milliardaires de l’agroalimentaire, contrôlent d’importantes ressources en eau pour irriguer leurs vastes exploitations en Californie.Leur consommation d’eau dépasse parfois celle de grandes villes, aggravant la crise écologique

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Who Are the Resnicks, the Art Collectors Accused of Hoarding California's Water?

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	ART COLLECTORS ACCUSED OF HOARDING WATER AS LA FIRES RAGE. People are asking how fire hydrants ran out of water in the Pacific Palisades LA neighborhood that is being devastated by wildfires. Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered an independent investigation into the LA Department of Water and Power over the issue, and why a Pacific…

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Art Collectors Accused of Hoarding Water That Could be Used to Fight LA Wildfires, Artist and Iowa Art Center Reach Settlement: Morning Links for January 15, 2025

The Wonderful Company and its owners, Stewart and Lynda Resnick, are facing social media attacks of hoarding water in California, contributing to the destruction of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area over the past week.  Sunday, the company strongly pushed back on the claims. Driving the news: Fires throughout the Los Angeles Area have resulted in a death toll of at least 24 people, with evacuation orders in effect for over 90,000 Los Angeles…

The San Joaquin Valley Sun

Wonderful Co. pushes back on water hoarding claims amid L.A. wildfires

Wonderful owns a 57% stake in the Kern Water Bank, which sources indicate derives from their engagement with key stakeholders in California's water management. The post The Wonderful Company responds to accusations over water usage and ownership amid California wildfires appeared first on FreshFruitPortal.com. Keep reading

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The Wonderful Company responds to accusations over water usage and ownership

Stewart and Lynda Resnick's The Wonderful Company owns 170,000 acres of farmland in the state, which Forbes says requires about 150 billion gallons of water a year. See more

The Wonderful Company, de Stewart y Lynda Resnick, posee 70.820 hectáreas de tierras de cultivo en el estado que, según Forbes, requieren unos 567 mil millones de litros de agua al año. Ver +

The Wonderful Company responde a críticas sobre uso y propiedad del agua

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The Wonderful Company responds to criticism over water use and ownership

Almost as soon as the unprecedented scale of the Los Angeles wildfires hit the public’s awareness, SJV Water started getting some pretty out-there emails and texts alleging that Lynda and Stewart Resnick, owners of the Wonderful Company, “own” 60% (75%, even 80%) of California’s water and were somehow “hoarding it” so it couldn’t be used to put out the flames.No. This is absolutely false information.The Resnicks and their $6 billion farming comp…

Stocktonia

Is the Wonderful Company 'hoarding' water while L.A. burns?

Almost as soon as the unprecedented scale of the Los Angeles wildfires hit the public’s awareness, SJV Water started getting some pretty out there emails and texts alleging that Lynda and Stewart Resnick “own” 60% (75%, even 80%) of California’s water and were somehow “hoarding it” so it couldn’t be used to put out the flames. No. This is absolutely false information. The Resnicks and their $6 billion farming company, the Wonderful Company, do n…

Who Are the Resnicks, the Art Collectors Accused of Hoarding California's Water?

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