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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.

In New Mexico, partners collaborate to end siege from megafires

Initiative in the Rio Grande basin intends to thwart catastrophic wildfires that wreck watersheds.
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