Brittany Elena Morris, Cronkite News Service

Recent Articles from Brittany Elena Morris, Cronkite News Service

Moises de la Cruz shows ears of corn grown on his 7-acre plot of mountainous land 120 miles north of the Mexico-Guatemala border. De la Cruz’s family has been farming the land for generations, but in recent years costly requirements related to the North American Free Trade Agreement have made farming much more difficult. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Brittany Elena Morris)

May 19, 2014

NAFTA an empty basket for farmers in southern Mexico

Moises de la Cruz grows corn on a 7-acre plot of mountainous land 120 miles north of the Mexico-Guatemala border just as his father did and his father before him. He has never heard of the North American Free Trade Agreement but is profoundly aware that his life as a farmer has drastically changed over the past 20 years.

Lingering drought and demand from growing cities have lowered water levels on Lake Mead behind Hoover Dam. The U.S. Interior Department could declare a shortage on the Colorado River as early as 2017. (U.S. Geological Survey Photo)

April 15, 2014

Arizona’s long-term water future: Is the state ready to make hard decisions?

Residents of the Sun Corridor stretching through the Valley and Tucson turn on faucets, water lawns and fill swimming pools without any doubt that the state’s most precious resource will always be there.

AZ/DC January 29, 2014

Park Service OHV plan for Lake Powell area draws conservation groups’ ire

The National Park Service has proposed making 17 areas of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area available for off-highway vehicle use, saying the plan would help attract a wider range of park users.

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