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Texas Sued New Mexico Over Rio Grande Water. Now the States are Fighting the Federal Government

Inside Climate News · By Martha Pskowski · last updated
After the Supreme Court sided with the federal government in the long-standing Texas v. New Mexico case, the parties are going back to the drawing board. The case hinges on the federal government’s role in fulfilling inter-state water agreements.

By Martha Pskowski

Reporting supported with a grant from The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder. 

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