Researchers traced the American West water crisis to just 122 companies

As some of the largest water reservoirs in the United States fall to record-level-lows, it’s not just drought to blame, with 122 oil and cement companies responsible for around half of the water lost to climate change in the West, according to a recent study. In the study, published on August 25 in the Communications Earth & Environment journal, researchers examined how the 122 carbon majors, which included BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell, played a role in altering the region’s water…