Rio Chama Watershed /tags/rio-chama-watershed Rio Chama Watershed en-US Copyright Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:00:39 GMT Court finds APHIS insecticide spray program violates environmental law /local-news/2024-08-08/aphis-insecticide-spray-program-violates-environmental-law A federal court in Portland, Oregon has found the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service violated environmental laws by failing to consider alternative pest management methods when spraying for crickets and grasshoppers. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:00:39 GMT /local-news/2024-08-08/aphis-insecticide-spray-program-violates-environmental-law Bryce Dix New Mexico and Ohkay Owingeh governors sign Indian Water Rights Settlement /local-news/2023-09-01/new-mexico-and-ohkay-owingeh-governors-sign-indian-water-rights-settlement Ohkay Owingeh Governor Larry Phillips said that after six decades of litigation, the settlement will secure water for the Pueblo’s current and future needs. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 21:15:50 GMT /local-news/2023-09-01/new-mexico-and-ohkay-owingeh-governors-sign-indian-water-rights-settlement Megan Myscofski Federal agency cancels insecticide spray plans in Rio Chama watershed /local-news/2023-06-30/feds-cancel-rio-chama-insecticide-spray The Bureau of Land Management has announced it’s canceling its controversial plan to spray the Rio Chama watershed with 670 gallons of a toxic insecticide –– for now. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 22:20:03 GMT /local-news/2023-06-30/feds-cancel-rio-chama-insecticide-spray Bryce Dix Mounting pressure forces USDA to delay toxic insecticide spray in northern NM watershed /local-news/2023-06-27/mounting-pressure-forces-usda-to-delay-toxic-insecticide-spray-in-northern-nm-watershed Pressure from northern New Mexico residents and conservationists has forced the U.S. Department of Agriculture to delay its plans to spray 25,000 acres of the Rio Chama watershed with toxic pesticides known as “carbaryl.” The spray is now set for July 7th, but opponents are now pushing to cancel the plan indefinitely. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:41:26 GMT /local-news/2023-06-27/mounting-pressure-forces-usda-to-delay-toxic-insecticide-spray-in-northern-nm-watershed Bryce Dix Despite pushback, USDA plans to spray toxic insecticides in the Rio Chama watershed /local-news/2023-06-22/despite-pushback-usda-plans-to-spray-toxic-insecticides-in-the-rio-chama-watershed Federal officials are set to use an insecticide that’s toxic to fish and insects over 25,000 acres of land in the Rio Chama watershed to kill native grasshoppers. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 21:13:11 GMT /local-news/2023-06-22/despite-pushback-usda-plans-to-spray-toxic-insecticides-in-the-rio-chama-watershed Bryce Dix