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Water: The Other US-Mexico Border Crisis That Is Growing Worse

Via The Conversation, a report on growing water tensions between the U.S. and Mexico: Immigration and border security will be the likely focus of U.S.-Mexico relations under the new Trump administration. But there also is a growing water crisis along the U.S.–Mexico border that affects tens of millions of people on both sides, and it can only […]

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The American Dream (Water Not Included)

Via The Lever, a look at how real estate developers are running a dark-money campaign to overturn new housing rules — and ignore basic laws of nature: For most of human history, a simple axiom for survival seemed to prevail: Don’t build houses where there is too little water. Amid dangerous droughts, Arizona officials recently […]

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The Ukraine War Is Changing the Future of the World’s Tallest Dam

Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a video look at how the Rogun Dam in Tajikistan, set to be the world’s tallest, could reshape Central Asia’s energy landscape. And with the Ukraine war shifting geopolitics in the region, Tajikistan is gaining international support.

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The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Water Grid Shapes Its Future

Via The Asia Times, a report on how China’s continued focus on engineering projects to redistribute water can lead to water shortages downstream from diversion projects: Much attention has focused on China’s recent approval of a massive hydropower dam but less has been said about the next crucial step in the country’s water management strategy […]

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