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A River Used To Run Through It: Handling A Dwindling Rio Grande
January 12th, 2021
Via The Guardian, a report on how the Rio Grande used to flow freely, but now in Las Cruces, humans, fish and plants are vying for water in the arid landscape: Imagine the world without its most famous rivers: Egypt without the Nile, or London without the Thames. In Las Cruces, New Mexico, residents don’t have […]
Read more »Colorado River Indian Tribes Take Another Step Toward Marketing Valuable Water in Arizona
January 6th, 2021
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a report on how Arizona tribes recently unveiled draft legislation to allow their water to be leased to users in Arizona off the reservation or stored underground: The water rights held by the Colorado River Indian Tribes are a valuable asset, and tribal leadership is seeking congressional approval to cash in on […]
Read more »Wall Street Eyes Billions in the Colorado’s Water
January 4th, 2021
Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on how investor interest in the Colorado River could redefine century-old rules for who controls one of the most valuable economic resources in the United States: There is a myth about water in the Western United States, which is that there is not enough of it. But […]
Read more »Mexico’s Water Dispute With the U.S. Is a Symptom of Its Governance Crisis
November 10th, 2020
Via World Politics Review, commentary on US / Mexico water tensions: For nearly 75 years, the United States and Mexico have transferred giant quantities of water to each other each year as part of a system set up to ensure the equitable sharing of water sheds that straddle their border. The terms and obligations are […]
Read more »Will Texas Taps Soon Run Dry?
November 4th, 2020
Via World Economic Forum, a report on water scarcity in Texas: Population growth, a booming economy and the demands of development are set to strain Texas’ water supplies to the limit. A similar trend is unfolding in other major economies around the world, such as China and India. As things stand, the Lone Star State […]
Read more »Cross Border Fight Over Water Erupts In Mexico
October 15th, 2020
Via The New York Times, a report on the La Boquilla Dam, which was seized from the government by local farmers amid a water dispute with the United States: The farmers armed themselves with sticks, rocks and homemade shields, ambushed hundreds of soldiers guarding a dam and seized control of one of the border region’s most […]
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