Ranchers win fight as Trump halts border wall water drilling in drought-hit New Mexico
- The Trump administration has ordered contractors to stop drilling new wells for border wall construction in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers warned the project could drain groundwater needed to keep their livestock alive.
- The Trump administration has ordered construction crews on a border wall to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers said pumping groundwater needed to make concrete could threaten their livestock.
- The order comes as crews across the southern border race to complete one of President Donald Trump's highest domestic priorities — barriers that span four states and received over $46 billion in federal funding.
Confirmed
- The Trump administration has ordered contractors to stop drilling new wells for border wall construction in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers warned the project could drain groundwater needed to keep their livestock alive.
- The Trump administration has ordered construction crews on a border wall to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers said pumping groundwater needed to make concrete could threaten their livestock.
- The order comes as crews across the southern border race to complete one of President Donald Trump's highest domestic priorities — barriers that span four states and received over $46 billion in federal funding.
Sources: The Independent