How New Mexico Learned to Love Its Ephemeral Waters
Rollbacks to the Clean Water Act may have affected the borderlands more than any other region. States are stepping up—but there’s still more to do.
Environment
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Water Is Running Out in the Rio Grande. This Report Has Solutions, but Will Stakeholders Act?
A Q&A with Water Policy Expert Kathy Robb on her solutions-oriented report that builds off successes of Colorado river basin negotiations.
Reporter’s Notebook: Water, War Zones, and the Search for Peace on the Rio Grande
Photos and observations from a trip to southern Texas: from boat patrols to crowd-sourced walls, from aerostats and SpaceX to reservoirs with little water.
CBP Wants to Blast Bright-as-Day Lighting into Critical Wildlife Areas: A Q&A with Laiken Jordahl
A wealth of scientific data shows that nonnatural light pollution has severe impacts on migratory birds, pollinators, and nocturnal wildlife, he says.
Searching for Peace on the Rio Grande
A report from the banks of the Rio Grande during the “Bridging Borders and Leveraging Water for Peace” World Water Week 24 conference in El Paso/Juárez.
Jaguars and Resilience in the Borderlands: A Podcast with Russ McSpadden
The recent sighting of a new Jaguar in southern Arizona bodes well for the borderlands, says McSpadden of the Center for Biological Diversity.
Extraction, Contamination, and Migration in Mexico: A Q&A with Patricia Rodríguez
A vivid description of how fracking in Mexico has harmed water, air, land, and agriculture, and how it is linked to accelerated climate warming, displacement, and migration.
Threat Multiplier: The U.S. Border and the Invisible Climate War
A vivid look at U.S. policy toward climate refugees through one family’s displacement after Hurricane Otis.
Climate Change Oppression: A Podcast with Amali Tower
“It’s not difficult to understand that a population that makes its livelihood off the land would find climate change oppressive, and would find climate change to be tantamount to persecution.”
Reporter’s Notebook: A Glimpse into the Water Battles on the Border
“They can cut down all the flowers, but they can’t stop the spring.”
“Is It Going to Get Us?” Climate Dystopia, Borders, and the Future
A reflection on the world’s heatwaves and fires, from the borderlands of Greece and Arizona.
Still in the Dark: Thousands of Border Lights Threaten Wildlife, but CBP Isn’t Talking
In a new report, environmentalists warn that their impact on wildlife will be devastating.
Join us on Thursday May 25 to Discuss Water, Climate, and the Border
How big of an issue is water in the borderlands? Please help us answer that question along with a panel of experts from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico divide.