Nearly two-thirds of the country’s municipalities are facing a water shortage. In Monterrey, a major economic hub, the government delivers water daily to 400 neighborhoods.
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Mexico’s Drought: Country Faces a Water Emergency
Nearly two-thirds of the country’s municipalities are facing a water shortage. In Monterrey, a major economic hub, the government delivers water daily to 400 neighborhoods.
California Shows Why Fossil Fuels Are So Hard to Quit
Dozens of state and local budgets depend heavily on tax revenue from oil, gas and coal to fund schools, hospitals and more. Replacing that money is turning out to be a major challenge in the fight against climate change.
As Federal Climate-Fighting Tools Are Taken Away, Cities and States Step Up
Across the country, local governments are accelerating their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, in some cases bridging partisan divides. Their role will become increasingly important.
Why Boris Johnson Will Be Tested in UK by Local Elections
The British prime minister is under fire for lockdown-breaking parties. But many voters are skeptical that the opposition can solve issues such as soaring prices.
Mayor of Melitopol Kidnapped By Russian Soldiers, Ukrainian Officials Say
In Melitopol, a mayor who opposed the occupation was kidnapped by Russian soldiers, igniting street protests. Similar protests have broken out in other towns.
India Cities Ban Eggs, Drawing a Backlash
Food-cart rules spurred by conservative beliefs draw a backlash, showcasing the tensions around the country’s rising Hindu nationalist movement.
A South African Town Lacks Water and Electricity. But Mayors? It Has Two.
Dysfunctional and collapsing rural towns may test voters’ loyalty to the ruling African National Congress party in nationwide municipal elections on Monday.
Frida Kahlo, Aztec Gods: Can Art Lift Up a Poor Neighborhood?
A new cableway and hundreds of giant murals have brightened lives in Iztapalapa, Mexico City’s most populous neighborhood, but poverty and attacks against women are still pervasive.
Local Government in Australia Kills Dogs Over Covid Fears
The rural Bourke Shire Council said two of the dogs had become aggressive and the person who regularly found new homes for the animals became unavailable.