Crews building Trump border wall in drought-hit New Mexico ordered to stop drilling wells
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Construction crews drill wells for border wall construction in Lua county, New Mexico, last month. Photograph: Russell Johnson/APView image in fullscreenConstruction crews drill wells for border wall construction in Lua county, New Mexico, last month. Johnson has roughly 12 wells across his ranch, which pump between three and seven gallons a minute.“Whatever they do on that well affects everybody in this basin,” one rancher said in the meeting.
- ▪Construction crews drill wells for border wall construction in Lua county, New Mexico, last month.
- ▪Photograph: Russell Johnson/APView image in fullscreenConstruction crews drill wells for border wall construction in Lua county, New Mexico, last month.
- ▪Johnson has roughly 12 wells across his ranch, which pump between three and seven gallons a minute.“Whatever they do on that well affects everybody in this basin,” one rancher said in the meeting.
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Construction crews drill wells for border wall construction in Lua county, New Mexico, last month. Photograph: Russell Johnson/APView image in fullscreenConstruction crews drill wells for border wall construction in Lua county, New Mexico, last month. Photograph: Russell Johnson/APUS-Mexico borderCrews building Trump border wall in drought-hit New Mexico ordered to stop drilling wellsResidents and farmers say contractors have tapped border aquifers that threaten water supply for those nearbyCoral Murphy Marcos and agenciesMon 3 Aug 2026 21.25 EDTLast modified on Mon 3 Aug 2026 21.26 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleConstruction crews building a border wall in New Mexico were ordered to stop drilling new wells after ranchers said that pumping groundwater to produce concrete could…
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