/tags/water-quality water quality en-US Copyright Thu, 28 May 2015 00:23:18 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-05-27/seeking-clarity-on-storm-runoff It’s a peaceful scene on the banks of the Rio Grande south of Albuquerque, with ducks paddling on the slow moving current and the breeze rustling the… Thu, 28 May 2015 00:23:18 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-05-27/seeking-clarity-on-storm-runoff Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2015-05-20/feds-examine-albuquerque-stormwater Stormwater is a major source of pollution in the Rio Grande. The U.S. Geological Survey released a nine-year study of stormwater in the Albuquerque area… Wed, 20 May 2015 23:10:24 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-05-20/feds-examine-albuquerque-stormwater Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2015-05-15/doe-to-spend-millions-on-lanl-stormwater-controls Some of the money from the Department of Energy’s settlement with New Mexico following a radiation leak at a nuclear waste storage facility last year will… Fri, 15 May 2015 23:05:07 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-05-15/doe-to-spend-millions-on-lanl-stormwater-controls Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2015-05-04/health-concerns-overshadow-albuquerque-trash-proposal The sound of city garbage trucks cruising the streets is familiar to most of us. But it’s a sound many people in Albuquerque’s North Valley are worried… Mon, 04 May 2015 21:47:47 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-05-04/health-concerns-overshadow-albuquerque-trash-proposal Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2014-07-23/new-kirtland-fuel-clean-up-team-warms-some-skeptics Kirtland Air Force Base held their quarterly Citizen Advisory Board meeting on Tuesday to talk about cleaning up the fuel spill threatening Albuquerque's… Thu, 24 Jul 2014 01:57:24 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-07-23/new-kirtland-fuel-clean-up-team-warms-some-skeptics /local-news/2014-07-01/deadline-extended-for-kirtland-cleanup-plan Kirtland Air Force Base’s deadline to submit a plan to remove toxic chemicals from Albuquerque's groundwater has been extended by 30 days. The base is… Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:01:25 GMT /local-news/2014-07-01/deadline-extended-for-kirtland-cleanup-plan /local-news/2014-06-16/albuquerque-water-utility-board-demands-clean-up-of-fuel-leak On Monday members of Bernalillo County's water utility gathered around what they call the purest and most productive water well in the entire county. They… Mon, 16 Jun 2014 23:41:21 GMT /local-news/2014-06-16/albuquerque-water-utility-board-demands-clean-up-of-fuel-leak /public-health-new-mexico/2014-05-23/advocacy-group-hosts-teach-in-on-kirtland-fuel-spill About 75 people gathered last night in Albuquerque's southeast heights for a teach-in about the Kirtland Air Force Base jet fuel leak. A panel of elected… Fri, 23 May 2014 14:49:40 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-05-23/advocacy-group-hosts-teach-in-on-kirtland-fuel-spill /local-news/2012-07-02/environmental-groups-oppose-sf-forest-road-plan The majority of roads in the Santa Fe National Forest will now be closed to motorized travel, according to the Albuquerque Journal. But two environmental… Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:35:08 GMT /local-news/2012-07-02/environmental-groups-oppose-sf-forest-road-plan Megan Kamerick