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Rio Grande: Holding Out Hope

The once-mighty Rio Grande is barely a trickle through much of West Texas. Scientists and advocates say local initiatives could be scaled up to restore flows to the river, Martha Pskowski reports for ...
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Mexico: Risks of privatizing water

The privatisation of water “is an absolute perversion in the name of efficiency. A lie! It is in the name of business,” said Pedro Arrojo Agudo, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on t...
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Mexico: The Endhó Dam disaster

The state of Hidalgo, north of Mexico City, is home to a place that was once a paradise and has become a living hell for its inhabitants. The waters of the dam and the wells are completely contaminate...
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Mexico: Water protests in Acapulco

Citizens of Acapulco have called for a massive protest, blocking the main roads of the port. The demonstration is in response to the prolonged shortage of drinking water. Since the hurricane John most...
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Mexico: Blockade lifted for water

After 18 days of protests and a blockade of the railway line between Mexico City and Veracruz, residents of the Mexican community of Puente Colorado in Puebla have finally won an agreement with the ra...
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Mexico’s water crisis: Day Zero

Water scarcity, long an impending concern in arid nations across the world, has already arrived in Mexico. “Day Zero” — the day when water resources become irreversibly scarce — is rapidly bearing dow...
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Mexico City: No Water Privatization

A new Environmental Law for Mexico City covers the topics air quality, conservation land, pollution, water, waste, circular economy and biodiversity. The decree of the New Environmental Law was approv...
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Can Mexico avoid the water collapse?

Postdoctoral researcher Norma Elizabeth Olvera Fuentes explained to El Economista, that to avoid the watere collapse in the metropolitan area of Mexico City (Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México ZMV...
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Mexico: Farmers don’t trust new president

The new Mexican government under Claudia Sheinbaum receives a lot of media attention and makes a lot of promises, including on water and environment. «Access to water will be a priority for our govern...
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