Environmentalists divided over water projects

By Michael Blood

Published October 3, 2014 12:37am ET

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Environmentalists divided over water projects — Members of Food & Water Watch and the Southern California Watershed Alliance stage a protest outside the home of California billionaires Stewart and Lynda Resnick against Proposition 1 in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. At the protest, Food & Water Watch and the Southern California Watershed Alliance warned that water transfers would benefit corporate farming interests. The Resnicks own one of largest producers of mandarin oranges, pistachios and pomegranates in the country. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) | Damian Dovarganes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A proposal on the November ballot to borrow billions of dollars to build reservoirs and restore watersheds has divided California’s environmental community over fears that it could open the way for salmon-killing dams or giveaways to corporate fruit and nut growers.

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