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Border Wall Closes in on Big Bend

Residents and elected officials are speaking out against a proposed border barrier through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park system.

By Martha Pskowski

The Rio Grande flows through Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico, where people rely on getting supplies from Texas. According to the Customs and Border Protection website, this area is slated for “smart wall” construction. Credit: Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News
The Rio Grande and the border wall are seen in Brownsville, Texas, on Jan. 15. Credit: Gabriel V. Cardenas/AFP via Getty Images

Rio Grande Valley Advocates Urge Congress to Restore Protections for Public Lands in Path of Border Wall

By Martha Pskowski

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy assists a NASA shipborne investigation into climate change in the Chukchi Sea of the Arctic Ocean in 2011. Credit: Kathryn Hansen/NASA

US Coast Guard Academy Censors ‘Climate Change’ From Its Curriculum

By Marianne Lavelle

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