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Alfalfa Uses More Water Than All Cities, Industries in Colorado River Basin

> Researchers released the most complete accounting so far of how the river’s water is used. They found that alfalfa — used as feed for beef and dairy cows — sucks up more water than all the cities and industries in the enormous Colorado River Basin.

Stop eating meat, especially beef from the western United States.

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