US EditionInterior Minister Celebrates Mexico's New Water Law: Friday's Mañanera Recapped
- The Mexican Senate approved the General Water Law with 85 votes in favor and 36 against, aiming to return water resources to the nation and combat misuse according to Interior Minister Rosa Icela Rodríguez.
- Rodríguez stated that the law will support agriculture and other productive activities while addressing concerns from farmers about water access.
- The legislation promotes the right to water for personal and domestic use, aligning with Mexico's Constitution and international treaties, as discussed during the Friday press conference.
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Mexican Senate approves General Water Law
Approved in general with 85 votes in favor and 36 against, the proposal received in particular the support from 82 parliamentarians and was rejected by 34. Sent by the Chamber of Deputies, the bill stems from an initiative by President Claudia Sheinbaum, so that water is no longer seen as a commodity and to combat its misuse, theft, and the black market. The Senate noted that the bill, sent to the Federal Executive, establishes the foundations, …
Mexico City, Dec. 4 (EFE).- The Ministry of the Interior (Interior) of Mexico said this Thursday “that there is no reason” for the blockades on the bridges of the northern border by agricultural producers of the state of Chihuahua, after noting that their views regarding the National Waters Act discussed in the Mexican Congress were taken into account. On Wednesday, farmers from the northern region of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, bordering th…
Mexico City.- The Senate of the Republic generally endorsed the reform of the Water Law, which was barely approved this afternoon by the Chamber of Deputies after a marathon session of 24 hours. After dispensing procedures to discuss and vote in plenary the reform on Thursday, Morena and allies won 85 votes in favour, for 36 against the Opposition. *See more information
Guanajuato, Gto.- The president of the Association of Engineers of Mines, Metallurgists and Geologists of Mexico (AIMMGM), Eng. Rubén del Pozo Mendoza, warned that the new Water Law, recently approved in fast track in the Senate of the Republic, represents a severe blow to mining, since it restricts this economic activity in the areas where the main deposits of the country are located. "In particular, article 118 practically prohibits the constr…
Senator Gustavo Sánchez denounced that the reform was upheld without listening to the agricultural sector and with risks to the rights of the Mexican countryside. TIJUANA, Baja California, December 5, 2025.- Senator Gustavo Sánchez Vásquez, of the PAN Parliamentary Group, said that the new General Water Law was passed in a run over manner in the Senate and without meeting the demands of farmers and ranchers, who have expressed their distrust and…
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