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Conagua Proposes $2.8 Billion USD Worth of Projects to Solve Mexico City’s Water Problems

16 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) has proposed $2.8 billion USD worth of projects in the Valley of Mexico, aimed at solving Mexico City’s water problems and reducing overexploitation of

Drought Fuels Conflict in Northern Mexico

29 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, CHIHUAHUA — Severe drought in northern and central Mexico, possibly the worst in the country’s history, is leading to conflict, particularly in Chihuahua and Durango states.

Infrastructure Firm to Invest $1.5-$2 Billion USD in Mexico

7 Jun 2012 - 09:08 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — Mexican construction and infrastructure Company ICA (Ingenieros Civiles Asociados) will invest between $1.5 billion and $2 billion USD in Mexico this year for a wide variety of projects, includin

Mexican State Governor Comes Down Against GoldGroup's Alto Lucero Mine

8 Mar 2012 - 01:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, VERACRUZ — Veracruz state opposes the proposed Caballo Blanco open pit mine, located near the city of Alto Lucero, because of the environmental risks it poses, Governor Javier Duarte de Ochoa said last month.

1,500 Barrels of Oil Spilled in Pemex Leak

26 Jan 2012 - 12:39 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, VERACRUZ — Approximately 1,500 barrels of oil spilled from a leak in a Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) pipeline in Mexico’s Veracruz state, affecting an area of about 30,000 square kilometers of land and nine k

Mexico Launches Drought Programs; Conagua Warns of Rationing

19 Jan 2012 - 13:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Ministry of Social Development (Sedesol) is launching a number of programs to cope with the country’s worst drought in 70 years, and warnings of rationing have been made for 2012.

Conflict Continues over Independencia Pipeline

19 Jan 2012 - 12:44 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, HERMOSILLO — Conflict continues over Mexico’s Independencia Pipeline, designed to carry water to the Sonora state capital of Hermosillo, with a judge upholding a ruling to stop works while the state governor

Works Continue on Independencia Pipeline Despite Ruling

3 Nov 2011 - 10:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, HERMOSILLO — Construction of the controversial Independencia pipeline, which is to provide water to the city of Hermosillo in Mexico’s Sonora’s state, will not stop unless the companies building the pipeline

Mexico City Legislator Calls for Equal Distribution of Water in the City

18 Aug 2011 - 10:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — PRD legislator and head of the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City Clara Marina Brugada Molina is putting forth bills to the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District (ALDF) designed to allocate

Government of Mexico City and Federal Executive Sign Water Agreement

11 Aug 2011 - 11:28 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — The government of Mexico City and the nation’s Federal Executive have signed an agreement on water that establishes that the federal government is to provide resources for the sector, while local

Yucatan Peninsula Lacks Sanitation and Drainage Systems

3 Aug 2011 - 19:18 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MERIDA — Less than 45 percent of the population of Mexican’s Yucatan Peninsula has adequate sanitation and drainage systems, and as such a large portion of the region’s wastewater is released untreated in

Project to Clean Rio Grande Stalled

14 Jul 2011 - 10:01 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, CIUDAD JUAREZ — Lack of financial support from Mexico’s federal government has stopped a project to clean the Rio Grande, according to International Boundary & Water Commission head David Negrete.

Lack of Infrastructure Leading to Water Shortages in Mexican States

7 Jul 2011 - 14:15 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, CHILPANCINGO DE LOS BRAVO —  A lack of infrastructure is leading to increasing water shortages in the Mexican states of Veracruz, Guerrero and Chiapas, authorities say.

Edomex Governor Candidate Warns of Cutting Water Supply to Mexico City

9 Jun 2011 - 15:06 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — The candidate for governor for the State of Mexico (Edomex) of the “Unidos por Ti” coalition, consisting of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), the Ecologist Green Party (PVEM) and the N

Mexico Adds Right to Water to Constitution

26 May 2011 - 10:42 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Federal Chamber of Deputies has approved an initiative to recognize the right to water and a healthy environment in the Mexican Constitution.

Protestors Block El Zapotillo Dam Construction Site, Meet With Authorities

12 May 2011 - 08:38 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Representatives of groups opposed to construction of El Zapotillo Dam and authorities of Jalisco state are meeting to discuss the project, after protestors stopped construction for a week startin

PRD Spokeswoman Proposes Amending Constitution to Make Water, Sanitation Rights

14 Apr 2011 - 11:30 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — Leticia Quezada Contreras, a federal deputy and spokeswoman for the Mexican Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), proposed on World Water Day to amend the Mexican Constitution to make access

Coahuila State Researching Aqueduct Project

17 Mar 2011 - 10:29 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, SALTILLO — The water and sanitation commission for Mexico’s northern Coahuila state (CEAS Coahuila) is researching the possibility of building a $20.7 million USD aqueduct to combat aquifer depletion in the

Conagua Prioritizes Three Projects in La Laguna

25 Jan 2011 - 20:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, TORREÓN —  Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) has prioritized reducing arsenic in the potable water supply, reducing aquifer exploitation, and increasing rainwater capture in the La Laguna r