Ranchers win fight as Trump halts border wall water drilling in drought-hit New Mexico
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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.
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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.