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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.
By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News, and photos by Omar Ornelas, El Paso Times
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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