/tags/rio-grande Rio Grande en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:07:31 GMT /local-news/2025-04-17/vanishing-river-vanishing-minnow In New Mexico, spring is a time of rebirth, with wildflowers blooming across the high desert, cottonwoods beginning to bud, and snowmelt cascading from the mountains. It’s also a critical season for fish like the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow, which rely on influxes of cold water to reproduce. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:07:31 GMT /local-news/2025-04-17/vanishing-river-vanishing-minnow Bryce Dix /local-news/2025-01-01/the-year-in-water-news-preparing-for-new-mexicos-drier-future Water dominated many news stories in New Mexico in 2024 as the state looks ahead to a drier future. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:40:19 GMT /local-news/2025-01-01/the-year-in-water-news-preparing-for-new-mexicos-drier-future Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico /local-news/2024-05-10/interior-secretary-haaland-announces-60-million-to-help-water-conservation-along-the-rio-grande On Friday Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, announced a $60 million investment from the Biden administration for water conservation and drought resilience along the Rio Grande. Fri, 10 May 2024 23:54:21 GMT /local-news/2024-05-10/interior-secretary-haaland-announces-60-million-to-help-water-conservation-along-the-rio-grande Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-03-19/what-to-expect-from-the-rio-grande-scotus-oral-arguments A lot of uncertainty on the outcome of any decision from the nation’s highest court regarding the river. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 22:18:12 GMT /local-news/2024-03-19/what-to-expect-from-the-rio-grande-scotus-oral-arguments Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico /local-news/2024-03-19/a-deep-guide-to-people-and-terms-in-the-rio-grande-scotus-case The details below can help you understand the logistics and arguments within the decade-long water lawsuit. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 22:14:02 GMT /local-news/2024-03-19/a-deep-guide-to-people-and-terms-in-the-rio-grande-scotus-case Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico /local-news/2024-03-15/scotus-will-hear-arguments-on-rio-grande-water-rights-case The decades-long battle between Texas and New Mexico over Rio Grande water rights will be heard at the Supreme Court next week. Source New Mexico’s Danielle Prokop told 91���� that this is the culmination of legal fights after drought shocked the region in the early 2000’s. Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-03-15/scotus-will-hear-arguments-on-rio-grande-water-rights-case Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-03-01/albuquerque-official-responds-to-residents-concerns-about-the-bosque-thinning-project Homemade signs expressing concern for the ecosystem of Albuquerque’s Bosque have popped up where a thinning project is underway. In addition to questioning the harm to native plants, shade and habitats, some call for the city to pause the work and hold a community meeting. The head of the city’s Open Space Division says her team doesn’t plan to stop the thinning and is confident in its benefits, but encourages those with worries to reach out directly. Sat, 02 Mar 2024 00:14:46 GMT /local-news/2024-03-01/albuquerque-official-responds-to-residents-concerns-about-the-bosque-thinning-project Nash Jones /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2023-02-28/lets-talk-about-the-imperiled-rio-grande People have called the Rio Grande a main artery, delivering life-giving water to and through our arid state. But year-after-year we see the river continuing to dry – and the ecosystems, communities, and industries that depend upon it are drying up too. On the next “Let’s Talk New Mexico” we’ll discuss the poor health of the Rio Grande and what’s at stake as it shrinks. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 20:05:43 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2023-02-28/lets-talk-about-the-imperiled-rio-grande Kaveh Mowahed /local-news/2023-02-16/water-crisis-top-of-mind-for-new-mexicans-poll-shows Voters in New Mexico are increasingly worried about the growing water crisis in the West. That’s according to an annual poll gauging the concerns of voters across the region. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 22:04:03 GMT /local-news/2023-02-16/water-crisis-top-of-mind-for-new-mexicans-poll-shows Bryce Dix /local-news/2021-06-01/lets-talk-climate-change-and-the-rio-grande Let’s Talk New Mexico 6/3 at 8 am: The Rio Grande is swelling right now, but looks can be deceiving. Climate change is drying out this lifeline in the… Tue, 01 Jun 2021 23:58:09 GMT /local-news/2021-06-01/lets-talk-climate-change-and-the-rio-grande Marisa Demarco