The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: June 5
The Border Chronicle hangs out with legendary journalist Amy Goodman, plus big tech and the "everywhere border" and a podcast about Latin American art and the borderlands and more!
Environment
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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.
Dammed: A Photo Reflection on a Water War, Climate Change, and Migration in Chihuahua
This photo-essay looks into rivers and water, farming and conflict, rainbows and herons, climate change and migration from and through the Mexican borderlands.
Ducey’s Debacle: The Wall of Shipping Containers Is Gone, but Questions Remain
Former protestors celebrate the re-opening of the stretch of border, and evaluate the environmental damage.
Residents Fight to Save the Binational Friendship Park: A Q&A with Pedro Rios
As 30-foot walls go up, U.S. residents lose another important symbol of binational solidarity between the two countries.
Laredo's Epic Battle Against Federal and State-Funded Border Walls: A Conversation with Tricia Cortez
"It's an obscene amount of money to destroy 16 river miles," says Cortez of Texas' new border wall plan.