Tree nearly as old as US torn down to expand Mexico border wall

🇲🇽 Al Jazeera (MX) —
Tree nearly as old as US torn down to expand Mexico border wall

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A roughly 200-year-old cottonwood tree was cut down to make way for a 44-kilometer double border wall between the United States and Mexico. The decision proceeded despite protests, bringing attention to the wall’s expansion and its environmental impact.

A 200-year-old cottonwood tree has been cut down to make way for a 44-km US-Mexico double border wall despite protests.

World Security Politics US-Mexico border border wall cottonwood tree environmental impact protests border security

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