Why has Mexico's water debt opened new battle line with US?

Mexico Faces Looming Deadline to Settle 'Water Debt' With America

As a deadline approaches, Mexico is under increasing pressure to settle a "water debt" with the U.S., only worsened by an ongoing drought.

Why has Mexico's water debt opened new battle line with US?

Mexico's water debt to the United States under a decades-old supply treaty has opened a new battlefront between the two countries, in addition to US President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs.

Why Canada’s water security is being threatened by Trump

U.S. federal job cuts are threatening the Great Lakes

The US and Canada have long managed the Great Lakes together. That era could be ending.

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist, Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan, and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. Great Lakes Day is an annual summit where politicians and officials of all stripes gather in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate their commitment to the region home to the largest freshwater ecosystem on the planet. For years, leaders from the United States and C…

COMMENTARY: Attacks threaten Canada-US teamwork on Great Lakes - Great Lakes Commission

The executive director of FLOW (For Love of Water), a law and policy center in Traverse City, Michigan, says the partnership between Canada and the United States regarding the Great Lakes has worked well, with critical Great Lakes programs, partnerships, and binational agreements that support the lakes in many ways. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.