When the Rio Grande figures in US news reports, it’s usually in relation to stories about immigration, drug trafficking or trade. But the river is also an important water source – and it’s shrinking.
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For Zoe Leonard, photography is not just about using a camera. Photography is also about a way of thinking, seeing and interacting.
Record heat and low rainfall are drying up water sources shared by the American Southwest and northern Mexico.
A photo of a drowned father and his 23-month-old daughter at the US-Mexico border has prompted horror and outrage on social media. Can it spur aid for migrants?
A scholar who travels regularly to the US-Mexico border finds ecological links and a community on the other side that welcomes American visitors.
Trump administration rollbacks dominated news about the environment in 2017 – but beyond Washington D.C., many researchers are developing innovative visions for a greener future.
Instead of building a wall on the US-Mexico border, a landscape architect calls for restoring the Rio Grande and turning its course into an international park – an idea first proposed in the 1930s.
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Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Arkansas
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Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon
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Elbert L. Fausett Distinguished Professor of Biology, Hendrix College
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Research Professor of Environmental Policy, University of Arizona
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Professor, School of Geography, Development and Environment, University of Arizona
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Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University
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Senior Lecturer in Media, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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PhD Student in Resource Ecology Management, University of Michigan
