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Defining what it means to conserve land and assessing existing conservation projects will be key to meeting New Mexicos climate goals, state agency leaders ...

Lawmakers authorize $85M plan for state construction

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon on Friday announced the appointment of Brandon Gebhart as Wyoming State Engineer. Gebhart was appointed interim State Engineer in December and previously served as the Director of the Wyoming Water Development Office. The State Engineer serves as the chief water official

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed three new members to the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission. Phoebe Suina, Aaron Chavez and Peter Russell join...

Some farmers and rural residents worry that a proposal to help small marijuana growers would unfairly allow them to tap limited water resources.

Largely overshadowed by legislation addressing crime and voting rights during this year’s 30-day Legislative session, a cannabis law clean-up bill failed to mak

Largely overshadowed by legislation addressing crime and voting rights during this year’s 30-day Legislative session, a cannabis law clean-up bill failed to make its way to the governor’s desk.  SB 100, sponsored by Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Albuquerque, would have made a series of changes to the Cannabis Regulation Act, which went into effect last June. […]

This article focuses on Colorado water ownership and regulation given Colorado’s unique water rights system.

The New Mexico Public Education Department has issued a final rule structuring the K-12 social studies curriculum, adding personal finance following a letter-writing campaign.

After nearly an hour-long debate Monday night about water rights and cannabis, the New Mexico Senate removed a water right verification provision from what has been presented as a cannabis law clean-up bill. Even with compromise language regarding legal water access added on the Senate floor, one water advocacy group and a state water official […]