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Texas Water Rights Clash With Mexico
November 28th, 2024
Via The Pinnacle Gazette, a report on growing water tension between Texas and Mexico, with Governor Abbott pushing for compliance of treaty obligations amid worsening drought conditions: Texas officials are raising alarms about water rights issues with Mexico, following recent agreements intended to manage the distribution of water to the Rio Grande Valley. Governor Greg Abbott […]
Read more »Mexico Offering Water To South Texas. But With A Catch
November 11th, 2024
Via Grist, a look at Mexico’s offer of water to South Texas, but there’s a catch farmers aren’t happy about: Rio Grande Valley farmers who have seen their industry devastated by insufficient rain and depleting water reserves have been offered up a modest but helpful amount of water for their dried-up land. The farmers are […]
Read more »Is A Global Industrial Hub Responsible For The Destruction of Mexico’s Atoyac River?
November 6th, 2024
Via The Guardian, a look at how pollution from a cluster of foreign factories in Mexico is contributing to a threat to public health: On the outskirts of Puebla in central Mexico sits an area on the Atoyac River known as Nueva Alemania, or “New Germany”. Between two factories, under-construction houses pepper streets with names such as Frankfurt, […]
Read more »How Mexico City Averted All-Out Drought
October 17th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a look at how – with just-in-time rain and a looming presidential election – Mexico City never reached ‘Day Zero.’ But the politicized threat helped propel water infrastructure as a priority policy issue. As severe drought parched the Valley of Mexico earlier this year, news outlets began a countdown to a total failure […]
Read more »A Border-Wide Approach To Transboundary Aquifer Management Between Mexico and the United States
October 15th, 2024
Via Science Direct, a new journal article on transboundary aquifer areas between Mexico and the U.S.: Highlights • New Mexico and Chihuahua have the most vulnerable groundwater hotspots. • ETAAs help in the prioritization of areas to promote transboundary collaboration. • ETAAs support the assessment of potential transboundary impacts on a local scale. Abstract Study […]
Read more »Managing Groundwater on the U.S.-Mexico Border: Challenging But Vital
September 15th, 2024
Via APM Research Lab, an article on the importance of managing groundwater on the U.S.-Mexico border: Constellation Brands, a U.S.-based beverage company, announced in 2016 that they would begin construction on a new brewery in Mexicali, Baja California. Constellation already operated two factories in Mexico, producing beers like Corona and Modelo for American consumers. Almost […]
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