What Laredo Can Learn From El Paso and Tucson about Water Conservation: A Q&A with Martin Castro
"We believe Laredo is setting the stage to potentially become the next pioneer in resilient water management for South Texas," says Castro.
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Border Patrol Deploys Tactical Unit Against Protesters Blocking Arizona Border Wall
“I said, with due respect, sir, they are standing here with pepper spray artillery and gas masks on. They are not talking to us; they are assaulting us.”
Salvemos Las Lagunas: A Morning with the Collective Working to Save Mexicali’s Last Urban Wetlands
The New River flows north across the US-Mexico border, where its lagoons provide vital habitat for hundreds of birds. For a decade, a community organization has worked to protect these crucial waterways.
Swarm Intelligence: A Reporter’s Notebook on the Freedom of Movement in the Maasai Borderlands
Could solutions to climate woes such as drought be found in the freedom of mobility? This on-the-ground report from the Kenya-Tanzania border examines that question and more.
Wall Watch: Mapping Trump’s $46 Billion Border Mega-Project
In this week's podcast, Melissa del Bosque and Geographer Dugan Meyer explain how the Border Chronicle's new project, Wall Watch, helps residents document and understand the massive construction project underway at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Protecting the Last Grandmother Cottonwood: A Podcast with Kate Scott
A vivid depiction of what has been happening during the last eight weeks of resistance against border wall construction in southern Arizona’s San Rafael Valley.
The Sonoran Desert’s Endemic Psychedelic: A Q&A with Writer Kimon de Greef
A new book tells the scandal-ridden tale of Sonora’s toad-smoking neo-shaman.
Floods Expose Dangers of Trump’s $3 Billion Rio Grande Buoy Barrier Plan
As floodwaters swept hundreds of one-ton border buoys downstream, international bridges closed, commerce slowed, and officials struggled to get answers from DHS about a project advancing despite local opposition, environmental concerns, and treaty questions.
Breaking News: Laredo on Alert as Trump’s Buoys Cause Chaos on the Rio Grande, Close International Bridges
Hundreds of massive orange buoys staged for a controversial DHS floating barrier project broke free near Eagle Pass and are now drifting toward Laredo, threatening bridges, commerce, drinking water supplies and downstream communities.
Who Pays for Brownsville’s Industrial and Tech Boom?
County leaders say tax abatements attract jobs. But some residents argue the incentives enrich billion-dollar corporations while they shoulder the costs of growth, pollution, strained public resources, and environmental loss.
Border Patrol Deploys Tactical Unit Against Protesters Blocking Arizona Border Wall
“I said, with due respect, sir, they are standing here with pepper spray artillery and gas masks on. They are not talking to us; they are assaulting us.”
Salvemos Las Lagunas: A Morning with the Collective Working to Save Mexicali’s Last Urban Wetlands
The New River flows north across the US-Mexico border, where its lagoons provide vital habitat for hundreds of birds. For a decade, a community organization has worked to protect these crucial waterways.
Swarm Intelligence: A Reporter’s Notebook on the Freedom of Movement in the Maasai Borderlands
Could solutions to climate woes such as drought be found in the freedom of mobility? This on-the-ground report from the Kenya-Tanzania border examines that question and more.
Wall Watch: Mapping Trump’s $46 Billion Border Mega-Project
In this week's podcast, Melissa del Bosque and Geographer Dugan Meyer explain how the Border Chronicle's new project, Wall Watch, helps residents document and understand the massive construction project underway at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Protecting the Last Grandmother Cottonwood: A Podcast with Kate Scott
A vivid depiction of what has been happening during the last eight weeks of resistance against border wall construction in southern Arizona’s San Rafael Valley.
The Sonoran Desert’s Endemic Psychedelic: A Q&A with Writer Kimon de Greef
A new book tells the scandal-ridden tale of Sonora’s toad-smoking neo-shaman.
Floods Expose Dangers of Trump’s $3 Billion Rio Grande Buoy Barrier Plan
As floodwaters swept hundreds of one-ton border buoys downstream, international bridges closed, commerce slowed, and officials struggled to get answers from DHS about a project advancing despite local opposition, environmental concerns, and treaty questions.
Breaking News: Laredo on Alert as Trump’s Buoys Cause Chaos on the Rio Grande, Close International Bridges
Hundreds of massive orange buoys staged for a controversial DHS floating barrier project broke free near Eagle Pass and are now drifting toward Laredo, threatening bridges, commerce, drinking water supplies and downstream communities.
Who Pays for Brownsville’s Industrial and Tech Boom?
County leaders say tax abatements attract jobs. But some residents argue the incentives enrich billion-dollar corporations while they shoulder the costs of growth, pollution, strained public resources, and environmental loss.
