Natural Resources

A Racist Past And Hotter Future Testing Western Water Like Never Before

"As droughts strain water supplies across Western states, some cities and farmers have struggled with mandatory cutbacks. Determining who gets cut is decided by the foundational pecking order of Western water: the older your claim to water, created as the country expanded westward, the better protected it is."

Source: NPR, 07/11/2023

"New Mexico Trail Clash Echoes Culture War Across US West"

"Physiotherapist Spencer Bushnell lives less than a mile from farmer Carlos Arguello in Taos, New Mexico. But they are worlds apart on proposals to lace the foothills they love with up to 71 miles of mountain bike and hiking trails."

Source: Reuters, 07/10/2023

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