TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HALTS BORDER WALL WELL DRILLING IN NEW MEXICO AFTER RANCHERS RAISE WATER CONCERNS. (PHOTO).
Trump administration halts border wall well drilling in New Mexico after ranchers raise water concerns The Trump administration has ordered contractors building a border wall in New Mexico to stop drilling new wells after ranchers raised concerns that groundwater pumping for construction could worsen drought conditions and threaten their livestock. The move comes as crews work to expand border barriers across four states as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. The project has received billions in federal funding and has faced criticism from residents, environmental groups and local officials over various impacts. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which oversees construction, has said water is needed for concrete production, road construction and controlling dust. However, ranchers in southern New Mexico say water supplies are already under strain due to ongoing drought, forcing some to reduce their cattle herds. Russell Johnson, a rancher whose property bor...
Today friday,thousands of angry South African students protesting against plans to raise fees next year tried to pull down a fence surrounding government building housing President Zuma's office.The students,who chanted slogans,argued with police who had earlier set up guard ahead of a scheduled address by Zuma.Though Jacob Zuma had ruled out the university fee increase next year after a week of angry protests.Police fired rubber bullets,tear gas and stun grenades at students who hurled rocks and lit fires on the grounds of Union Buildings,where the government has it s offices in Pretoria,demanding Zuma to come outside and address them.But security officials feared for Zuma's safety,and Zuma remained inside,making the fee freeze announcement to the media instead.Zuma said after meeting in private with students leaders and university management saying ''On the matter at hand we agreed that there will be a zero increase of university fees in 2016''.Some of the students who gathered at Union Building in Pretoria welcomed Zuma's announcement,but others said the measure fell short of their demand for free education.One more photo below. 
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