Colonia residents demand clean, safe water

Las Cruces High School | Las Cruces, NM

For the residents of New Mexico’s colonias, clean water is difficult to access due to climate change. The rise in temperature makes it difficult for aquifers to receive water and the option to drill deeper into the ground is out of reach for low-income communities.

Produced by students of Las Cruces High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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