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News tag: Irrigation

Compare and contrast: Trump threatens sanctions, tariffs on Mexico in water dispute

CTV News U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Mexico with sanctions and tariffs in a dispute over an 81-year-old water treaty that outlines water sharing between the two countries […]

Compare and contrast: ‘Water Is the New Oil’ as Texas Cities Square Off Over Aquifers

Inside Climate News Two cities and the Texas A&M University System are suing to stop a project that would pump up to 89 million gallons per day of groundwater 80 […]

Compare and contrast: When Water Dries Up, Violence Thrives: The Link Between Climate, Conflict, and Migration in Africa

Resilience “An AK-47 grows better than millet in the Sahel.” This chilling metaphor from a Nigerian farmer sums up the vicious cycle linking environmental degradation and instability. With 65% of […]

Did Calgary’s sewage spill harm fish and affect Bow River health? Probably not, but time will tell

Calgary Herald While the incident was far from ideal, a recent sewage spill into the Bow River shouldn’t have any long-lasting health impacts on aquatic wildlife or the river itself, […]

Farmers in St. Mary River Irrigation District allocated 50% more water for 2025

Lethbridge News Now The St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID) set its water allocation for 2025 at 12 inches, an increase of 50 per cent from last year. SMRID board […]

Saskatchewan Water Security Agency budget focuses on infrastructure and irrigation

Smart Water Magazine “Water management infrastructure is essential to every community across the province.” said Daryl Harrison, Minister responsible for WSA. “This year, WSA will be investing a total of […]

Southern Alberta irrigation districts say water-sharing agreements likely not needed this year

CTV News “Water storage levels are significantly better almost three times as much as they were this time last year,” said David Westwood, general manager of the St. Mary River […]

*CORRECTED: More funding helps update irrigation infrastructure

Government of Alberta Irrigation helps farmers increase yields, grow more diverse crops and improve productivity and crop quality to put more food on tables in Alberta and around the world. […]

Compare and contrast: Prolonged lack of rain threatens Ukraine’s crops, scientists say

Reuters Ukraine is experiencing the lowest soil moisture levels of the last seven seasons, raising concerns about yields in 2025, the Ukrainian national agricultural academy was quoted as saying on […]

Compare and contrast: Can California use ocean salt water to put out fires? Here are three key factors for L.A. firefighters

CBS News While some fire hydrants in Los Angeles ran dry amid the extreme wildfires, people wondered if firefighters could use salt water from the ocean instead of depleting fresh […]

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