PUNTA ABREOJOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR – A blinding light suddenly slashed through the deep darkness of the night in Asuncion Bay, striking the deck of a small expedition boat. The squinting crew
Agriculture and aquaculture are important activities in the Gulf of California region, not only for their economic contribution, but also for their environmental consequences. Their main impact is on water. Overuse and
PUNTA ABREOJOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR – A blinding light suddenly slashed through the deep darkness of the night in Asuncion Bay, striking the deck of a small expedition boat. The squinting crew
Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada, the new head of Mexico’s Environment and Natural Resources Secretariat (Semarnat) at the outset of President Felipe Calderón’s administration, is featuring a very important statement on the website.
The Hoover Dam near Las Vegas, Nevada, was the largest in the world when it was built in 1936. It set Lake Mead like a gem in a golden string of desert
Editor”s Note: The purpose of this investigative feature series is bearing witness to the divergences in the region”s development highlighted in the six articles. A mirror for the crucial current juncture, the
With citizen pressure mounting, U.S. environmental officials have told Mexican counterparts to guarantee public safety or reject the proposed La Choya hazardous waste landfill near the Arizona-Sonora state boundary. Indigenous government and
National Solar Energy Week is like a breath of fresh air, set as it is against the backdrop of politicking over privatization of the Mexican petroleum industry in the upcoming presidential administration.
Dear Readers, Talli Nauman has been writing for the Americas Program on Mexico”s hazardous waste inventory for many years now. She was one of scores of activists who fought long and hard
Mexico moved upstage on the international scene this month with representation in Geneva of its non-governmental organizations at the meeting of the Working Group on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs). In