07-07-2022 - White Mesa, Utah, USA-Radioactive Uranium Waste Ponds, Energy Fuels Resources, White Mesa Uranium Mill. The ponds were originally built to hold the mill uranium tailings but increasingly are filled wi... © Jim West

07-07-2022 - White Mesa, Utah, USA-Caution Radioactive Materials warning sign on a flimsy fence around Radioactive Uranium Waste Ponds, Energy Fuels Resources, White Mesa Uranium Mill. The ponds were originally bu... © Jim West

07-07-2022 - White Mesa, Utah, USA-Radioactive Uranium Waste Ponds, Energy Fuels Resources, White Mesa Uranium Mill. The ponds were originally built to hold the mill uranium tailings but increasingly are filled wi... © Jim West

07-07-2022 - White Mesa, Utah, USA-Radioactive Uranium Waste Ponds, Energy Fuels Resources, White Mesa Uranium Mill. The ponds were originally built to hold the mill uranium tailings but increasingly are filled wi... © Jim West

07-07-2022 - White Mesa, Utah, USA-Radioactive Uranium Waste Ponds, Energy Fuels Resources, White Mesa Uranium Mill. The ponds were originally built to hold the mill uranium tailings but increasingly are filled wi... © Jim West

24-03-2022 - Roswell, USA-Flying saucer display welcoming visitors. Set up by the Chamber of Commerce. The city capitalizes on stories about extraterrestrials visiting the area. It has many UFO themed tourist attr... © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-Intrepid Potash evaporation ponds. Brine is pumped from underground and the water is evaporated in these ponds. Dye is added to shorten the evaporation time. © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-Nodding donky oil wells pumping, Permian Basin. The Permian Basin is a major oil and gas producing area in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-Oil well storage tanks, gas flare, Permian Basin. The Permian Basin is a major oil and gas producing area in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-Oil drilling rig, storage tanks, Permian Basin. The Permian Basin is a major oil and gas producing area in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-Oil drilling rig, storage tanks, Permian Basin. The Permian Basin is a major oil and gas producing area in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-United Salt Corporation harvesting salt from 2000 acre salt lake bed © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-Oil Wells, Permian Basin. Panorama of oil wells covering the landscape in the Permian Basin. The Permian Basin is a major oil and gas producing area in west Texas and southeastern New... © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-Nodding donky oil wells, Permian Basin. Panorama of oil wells covering the landscape in the Permian Basin. The Permian Basin is a major oil and gas producing area in west Texas and sou... © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-Nodding donky oil wells, Permian Basin. Panorama of oil wells covering the landscape in the Permian Basin. The Permian Basin is a major oil and gas producing area in west Texas and sou... © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-Oil well evaporation ponds which hold produced water, Permian Basin. Produced water is a byproduct of oil or gas production. © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-Oil well evaporation ponds which hold produced water, Permian Basin. Produced water is a byproduct of oil or gas production. © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-oil drilling rig, Pecos River, Permian Basin. The Permian Basin is a major oil and gas producing area in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-oil drilling rig, Pecos River, Permian Basin. The Permian Basin is a major oil and gas producing area in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico. © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-United Salt Corporation harvesting salt from 2000 acre salt lake bed © Jim West

24-03-2022 - New Mexico, USA-United Salt Corporation harvesting salt from 2000 acre salt lake bed © Jim West

24-03-2022 - Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA-Intrepid Potash plant, Pile of salt © Jim West

23-03-2022 - Columbus, USA. Frontera Sculpture Oasis by Taras Mychalewych in the Chihuahuan Desert near the US Mexican border. © Jim West

22-03-2022 - Arizona, USA-Cross where migrant was shot by US Border Patrol patrol in February 2022. Carmelo Cruz Marcos 31, was hoping to find work in the USA to support his three young children in Mexico. The Bor... © Jim West

22-03-2022 - Douglas, Arizona - The U.S.-Mexico border fence ends abruptly in Guadalupe Canyon. President Joe Biden stopped new construction of the fence in this remote region after he was inaugurated, calling it... © Jim West

22-03-2022 - Douglas, Arizona - The U.S.-Mexico border fence ends abruptly in Guadalupe Canyon where construction workers blasted a gash in a mountainside. President Joe Biden stopped new construction of the fence... © Jim West

22-03-2022 - Douglas, Arizona - The U.S.-Mexico border fence ends abruptly in Guadalupe Canyon where construction workers blasted a gash in a mountainside. President Joe Biden stopped new construction of the fence... © Jim West

22-03-2022 - Douglas, Arizona - The U.S.-Mexico border fence in Guadalupe Canyon. President Joe Biden stopped new construction of the fence in this remote region after he was inaugurated, calling it "a waste of mo... © Jim West

22-03-2022 - Douglas, Arizona - The U.S.-Mexico border fence in southeast Arizona. © Jim West

22-03-2022 - Arizona,USA-25 cent Pony ride, Chihuahuan Desert Geronimo Trail near the US Mexico border © Jim West

22-03-2022 - Arizona, USA-Prayer vigil for migrants who died crossing the border. Healing Our Borders prayer vigil remembering migrants who died crossing the US-Mexico border. Three hundred bodies have been recove... © Jim West

22-03-2022 - Arizona, USA-Prayer vigil for migrants who died crossing the border. Healing Our Borders prayer vigil remembering migrants who died crossing the US-Mexico border. Crosses representing the 300 bodies t... © Jim West

22-03-2022 - Arizona, USA-Prayer vigil for migrants who died crossing the border. Healing Our Borders prayer vigil remembering migrants who died crossing the US-Mexico border. Three hundred bodies have been recove... © Jim West

22-03-2022 - Arizona, USA-Prayer vigil for migrants who died crossing the border. Healing Our Borders prayer vigil remembering migrants who died crossing the US-Mexico border. Three hundred bodies have been recove... © Jim West

22-03-2022 - Arizona, USA-Prayer vigil for migrants who died crossing the border. Healing Our Borders prayer vigil remembering migrants who died crossing the US-Mexico border. Three hundred bodies have been recove... © Jim West

22-03-2022 - Arizona, USA-Prayer vigil for migrants who died crossing the border. Healing Our Borders prayer vigil remembering migrants who died crossing the US-Mexico border. Three hundred bodies have been recove... © Jim West

23-10-2021 - Michigan USA: Red, white and blue chimneys and houses, Dearborn Industrial Generation plant. Burning natural gas and waste blast furnace gas to produce electricity for the River Rouge complex and the... © Jim West

23-10-2021 - Michigan USA: Red, white and blue chimneys and houses, Dearborn Industrial Generation plant. Burning natural gas and waste blast furnace gas to produce electricity for the River Rouge complex and the... © Jim West

28-06-2021 - New Mexico desert: Pecan trees growing during severe drought. The extensive pecan farms around Las Cruces are watered by flooding orchards with irrigation water from the Rio Grande or by pumping water... © Jim West

28-06-2021 - New Mexico, Eagle Ranch. Workers hand sorting pistachio nuts, picking out any where the shells have not split open. Heart of the Desert pistachios © Jim West

28-06-2021 - New Mexico, Eagle Ranch. Workers salting, roasting pistachio nuts using a rotating drum to add salt and other flavors to the pistachios. Heart of the Desert pistachios © Jim West

28-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Pistachio nuts growing at Eagle Ranch, sold under the Heart of the Desert brand. Both male and female trees are needed, but only the female tree (R) produces nuts. The orchard is irri... © Jim West

28-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Pistachio nuts growing at Eagle Ranch, sold under the Heart of the Desert brand © Jim West

28-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: the World's Largest Pistachio. A Giant pistachio sculpture, McGinn's Pistachio Tree Ranch © Jim West

28-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Pistachios growing at McGinn's Pistachio Tree Ranch. As a desert plant, pistachios need much less water than pecans, which are also extensively grown in the New Mexico desert. The orc... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico Desert, USA: Farm field irrigation, severe drought © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico Desert, USA: Farm field irrigation, severe drought © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Stacking alfalfa bales, farm near the Rio Grande. The farm relies on water from the river for irrigation, but its quota has been cut back sharply due to the severe drought in the sout... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico desert: Pecan trees growing during severe drought The extensive pecan farms around Las Cruces are watered by flooding orchards with irrigation water from the Rio Grande or by pumping water... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico desert: Pecan trees growing during severe drought The extensive pecan farms around Las Cruces are watered by flooding orchards with irrigation water from the Rio Grande or by pumping water... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico desert: Pecan trees growing during severe drought. The extensive pecan farms around Las Cruces are watered by flooding orchards with irrigation water from the Rio Grande or by pumping water... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - Truth or Consequences, New Mexico - The Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande holds water for southern New Mexico and western Texas, but is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern Uni... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - San Acacia, New Mexico: Extreme drought. Irrigation canal gate allowing water from the Rio Grande to be directed to a specific field. Much of the state is experiencing extreme drought, and farmers are... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - San Acacia, New Mexico: Extreme drought. Irrigation canal gate allowing water from the Rio Grande to be directed to a specific field. Much of the state is experiencing extreme drought, and farmers are... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Drought. 93% empty Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande. Supplying water for southern New Mexico and western Texas it is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern Unit... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Drought. 93% empty Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande. Supplying water for southern New Mexico and western Texas it is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern Unit... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Drought. 93% empty Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande. Supplying water for southern New Mexico and western Texas it is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern Unit... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - New Mexico, USA: Drought. 93% empty Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande. Supplying water for southern New Mexico and western Texas it is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern Unit... © Jim West

27-06-2021 - San Acacia, New Mexico: Extreme drought. Empty, dry irrigation canal near the Rio Grande © Jim West

27-06-2021 - San Acacia, New Mexico: Extreme drought. Dry irrigation canal near the Rio Grande © Jim West

25-06-2021 - Algodones, New Mexico Extreme drought. An irrigation canal carrying water diverted from the Rio Grande but farmers are not getting all the water they need to grow their crops in the desert. © Jim West

24-06-2021 - Watrous, New Mexico, Fort Union National Monument. Tents and a pioneer covered wagon. From 1851-1891 Fort Union defended the Santa Fe Trail, protecting settlers against Natives upset that their land w... © Jim West

24-03-2021 - Denver International Airport, Ground crew workers servicing a Southwest Airlines jet after arrival Colorado, USA, Jeppesen Terminal © Jim West

24-03-2021 - Denver International Airport. Aircraft marshaller directing a Southwest Airlines jet on arrival, Colorado, USA © Jim West

13-03-2021 - USA, Detroit Rail Yard. Railroad cars at a rail yard in southwest Detroit © Jim West

13-03-2021 - USA, Detroit Rail Yard. Railroad cars at a rail yard in southwest Detroit © Jim West

13-03-2021 - USA, Detroit Rail Yard. Railroad cars at a rail yard in southwest Detroit © Jim West

13-03-2021 - USA, Detroit Rail Yard. Railroad cars at a rail yard in southwest Detroit © Jim West

13-03-2021 - USA, Detroit Rail Yard. Railroad cars at a rail yard in southwest Detroit © Jim West

25-09-2020 - Pennsylvania, USA. Empty LNG railway tankers stored in a railyard. Southwest Pennsylvania has seen intense activity in hydraulic fracking for natural gas. © Jim West

12-08-2020 - Detroit, USA. Discarded nitrous oxide cannisters littering the streets in southwest Detroit. Also called Laughing gas, the drug, when inhaled, gives a quick but brief high © Jim West

12-08-2020 - Detroit, USA. Discarded nitrous oxide cannisters littering the streets in southwest Detroit. Also called Laughing gas, the drug, when inhaled, gives a quick but brief high © Jim West

12-08-2020 - Detroit, USA. Discarded nitrous oxide cannisters littering the streets in southwest Detroit. Also called Laughing gas, the drug, when inhaled, gives a quick but brief high © Jim West

13-11-2017 - Lordsburg, New Mexico, USA A lorry carrying wind turbine blade, Interstate 10 © Jim West

10-11-2017 - Casa Grande, Arizona Desert USA A Corona Satellite Calibration Target, one of 256 satellite calibration markers placed in the desert by the U. S. Air Force and the Central Intelligence Agency during t... © Jim West

10-11-2017 - Casa Grande, Arizona desert, USA An abandoned irrigation ditch © Jim West

10-11-2017 - Eloy, Arizona USA, Eloy Immigration Detention Center, a private prison operated by CoreCivic, formerly the Corrections Corporation of America for Immigration and Customs Enforcement © Jim West

10-11-2017 - Eloy, Arizona USA, Eloy Immigration Detention Center, a private prison operated by CoreCivic, formerly the Corrections Corporation of America for Immigration and Customs Enforcement © Jim West

10-11-2017 - Eloy, Arizona USA, Eloy Immigration Detention Center, a private prison operated by CoreCivic, formerly the Corrections Corporation of America for Immigration and Customs Enforcement © Jim West

14-09-2017 - New Mexico desert: Pecan trees growing during severe drought. The extensive pecan farms around Las Cruces are watered by flooding orchards with irrigation water from the Rio Grande or by pumping water... © Jim West

14-09-2017 - New Mexico desert: Pecan trees growing during severe drought. The extensive pecan farms around Las Cruces are watered by flooding orchards with irrigation water from the Rio Grande or by pumping water... © Jim West

14-09-2017 - Algodones, New Mexico. Extreme drought at the Angostura Diversion dam. It sends water from the Rio Grande into irrigation canals but farmers are not getting all the water they need to grow their crops... © Jim West

14-09-2017 - New Mexico, USA: Stacking alfalfa bales, farm near the Rio Grande. The farm relies on water from the river for irrigation, but its quota has been cut back sharply due to the severe drought in the sout... © Jim West

14-09-2017 - New Mexico, USA: Stacking alfalfa bales, farm near the Rio Grande. The farm relies on water from the river for irrigation, but its quota has been cut back sharply due to the severe drought in the sout... © Jim West

14-09-2017 - Algodones, New Mexico. Extreme drought at the Angostura Diversion dam. It sends water from the Rio Grande into irrigation canals but farmers are not getting all the water they need to grow their crops... © Jim West

14-09-2017 - Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico. Extreme drought at The Isleta Diversion dam. It sends water from the Rio Grande into irrigation canals. but farmers are not getting all the water they need to grow their cro... © Jim West

14-09-2017 - Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico. Extreme drought. Sandbars on the Rio Grade below the Isleta Diversion dam. The dam sends river water into irrigation canals. But much of the state is experiencing extreme dr... © Jim West

14-09-2017 - San Acacia, New Mexico. Extreme drought at the San Acacia Diversion dam. It sends water from the Rio Grande into irrigation canals but farmers are not getting all the water they need to grow their cro... © Jim West

14-09-2017 - San Acacia, New Mexico. Extreme drought at the San Acacia Diversion dam. It sends water from the Rio Grande into irrigation canals but farmers are not getting all the water they need to grow their cro... © Jim West

14-09-2017 - Algodones, New Mexico. Extreme drought at the Angostura Diversion dam. It sends water from the Rio Grande into irrigation canals but farmers are not getting all the water they need to grow their crops... © Jim West

14-09-2017 - Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico. Extreme drought at The Isleta Diversion dam. It sends water from the Rio Grande into irrigation canals. but farmers are not getting all the water they need to grow their cro... © Jim West

14-09-2017 - San Acacia, New Mexico. Extreme drought. The Rio Grande below the San Acacia Diversion dam. The dam sends water from the Rio Grande into irrigation canals (right of the river).. farmers are not gettin... © Jim West

14-09-2017 - New Mexico, USA-Intrepid Potash evaporation ponds. Brine is pumped from underground and the water is evaporated in these ponds. Dye is added to shorten the evaporation time. © Jim West

14-09-2017 - Pennsylvania, USA. Vertical hydraulic fracturing tanks used to store water and other materials for hydraulic fracturing in rural southwest Pennsylvania where fracking is widespread. © Jim West

18-04-2017 - Tucson, Arizona, USA Mexican Border, Tucson Samaritans placing crosses in the desert where the remains of immigrants were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America die trying to evad... © Jim West

18-04-2017 - Tucson, Arizona, USA Mexican Border, Tucson Samaritans placing crosses in the desert where the remains of immigrants were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America die trying to evad... © Jim West

18-04-2017 - Tucson, Arizona, USA Mexican Border, Tucson Samaritans placing crosses in the desert where the remains of immigrants were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America die trying to evad... © Jim West

18-04-2017 - Tucson, Arizona, USA Mexican Border, Tucson Samaritans placing crosses in the desert where the remains of immigrants were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America die trying to evad... © Jim West

18-04-2017 - Tucson, Arizona, USA Mexican Border, Tucson Samaritans placing crosses in the desert where the remains of immigrants were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America die trying to evad... © Jim West

18-04-2017 - Tucson, Arizona, USA Mexican Border, Tucson Samaritans placing crosses in the desert where the remains of immigrants were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America die trying to evad... © Jim West