Climate Change
Tensions Rise in the Rio Grande Basin as Mexico Lags in Water Deliveries to the U.S.
In 2020, rebellious Mexican farmers occupied a dam in parched Chihuahua state to prevent the federal government from sending its reservoir water to Texas under a 1944 treaty. With the clock ticking toward another treaty deadline, the two sides are struggling for a solution.
This story, reported with a grant from The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder, is published in partnership with the El Paso Times.
Tensions Rise in the Rio Grande Basin as Mexico Lags in Water Deliveries to the U.S.