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.
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More than 10 years after environmental groups petitioned for a new rule, the state plans to require the Central Valley Water Board to update its waste regulations for dairies contributing to groundwater pollution.
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