UA students tell Colorado River story
UA students produced a multi-page special report, “The Colorado River Story,” examined the cultural, economic
and environmental implications on the lack of Colorado River
water now running into Mexico. The report ran in the Tucson Citizen
in June 2006.
The trip was part of the UA's program in international journalism and was sponsored by the
School of Journalism
and the Center for Latin American Studies. Alan Weisman, a professor of journalism
and Latin American Studies,
led the trip. He has covered Latin America and the environment extensively, and is the author of
five books, including his latest, The World Without Us, which spent most of summer 2007 on
The New York Times bestseller list.
Read the series:
June 20, 2006
Rocky Point collision:
Tourism sizzles in Mexican resort, but water, Indians' future are issues
Dams and the Delta
Progress & Pavement: A 375-mile highway will help
turn Sonora's coast into a big playground for Tucsonans and Californians. But at what cost?
Thirsty Rocky Point’s unsalted future
Buying land? Don’t be seduced by the sea
Cutting off a lifeline:
Plans to line the seeping All-American canal spell
certain doom to Mexican farms that capture their water from it
Accidental Oasis:
The future of Ciénega de Santa Clara, the
tenacious wetland in the Colorado River Delta,
and its rare inhabitants hangs in the balance as
their water supply is threatened
Shrimpers' way of life ending:
Overfishing, dwindling nutrient-rich water supply from the Colorado mean meager catches
A tiny porpoise struggles to survive
Betting on a pipeline:
With the next-closest source of natural gas in Peru,
Puerto Libertad hopes to cash in on a precious resource
A tribe without a river:
Longtime fishermen and farmers, the indigenous
Cucapá desperately cling to their culture - and life
Migrant flotilla:
Unable to fish for a living as they once did, Mexicans continually flow across the border
Plant offline; Wildlife thrives:
U.S. desalination facility is ready for SW water needs, but startup would destroy the cié nega.
