Water Conflicts Threaten Governability in Chihuahua

Las Lajas Reservoir near Flores Magón / Tom Barry Despite the diminishing violence in the Chihuahuan border city of Juárez, government offic...

Cheap Energy, Cheap Irrigation in Chihuahua

Las Lajas Reservoir near Flores Magón in central Chihuahua / Tom Barry Drought and climate change are the proper framing for the water wars ...

Irrigating the Desert – with Electricity

Chihuahua Chronicles #6 Farmland is edging out the desert and grasslands throughout Chihuahua. Along the main highways and between the mount...

Police Shoot to Protect Illegal Mennonite Well in Chihuahua

Chihuahua Chronicles #5 Dismantling Mennonite well in Campo 83 / Tom Barry New deep well drilling has spread across Chihuahua and business  ...