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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order Wednesday that aims to set aside 30 percent of the state’s lands and waters by 2030 for conservation and another 20 percent for climate stabilization. This comes amid President Joe Biden’s America is Beautiful Initiative, which aims for 30 percent of land and waters nationwide to be […]

  New Mexico will aim to conserve 30% of all lands within the state by 2030, to expand outdoor access and preserve natural resources, under an executive...

Based on the ruling, Intrepid no longer has water rights available for commercial use from the Pecos River.

Connie Ova Appointed to State Water Commission

Former state water official files federal civil rights lawsuit against Las Vegas police, DA August 2, 2021 Robert Coache poses outside the Supreme Court of Nevada Court of Appeals in downtown Las Vegas, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. Richard Brian @vegasphotograph Share Robert Coache has applied to receive an official exoneration by the State of Nevada after serving time in prison for crimes the Nevada Supreme Court later dismissed for lack of evidence. Whether he is granted that status, however, rem...

Wyoming Public Radio Alan Kirkbride on the bank of Horse Creek. Hes worried that proposed wells into the groundwater could drain this creek he relies on for ranching. Driving east out of Cheyenne, a lot of people probably think theres nothing but cornfields and oil wells. But if you climb in an ATV with rancher Alan Kirkbride, hell show you a secret world where his ancestors have raised cattle since the late 1800s. We climb out on the bank of Horse Creek where thick willows grow under high whi...

ADVERTISEMENT Experts say New Mexico in for hotter, drier weather in 50 years by THERESA DAVIS ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL | Today at 3:53 a.m. This July 10, 2021, image shows low water levels at Elephant Butte Reservoir near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Top climate and water experts in the state warned a panel of New Mexico lawmakers during a meeting Tuesday, July 13, 2021, that water supplies are expected to shrink even more as temperatures rise. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M....

Experts: New Mexico in for hotter, drier weather in 50 years THERESA DAVIS, Albuquerque Journal FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5This June 20, 2021, image shows the Rio Grande flowing just north of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Top climate and water experts in the state warned a panel of New Mexico lawmakers during a meeting Tuesday, July 13, 2021, that water supplies are expected to shrink even more as temperatures rise.Susan Montoya Bryan/APShow MoreShow Less 2of5This July 10, 2021, image s...

Police Identify 2 Men Who Died In Albuquerque Flooding – Associated Press Albuquerque police have identified two people who were swept through flood channels during a monsoon storm and died. They are Steven Camp, 32, and Alexander Corrie, 31. Officials with the police department and Albuquerque Fire Rescue werent sure Monday whether the two knew each other or had permanent residences in Albuquerque. A third person whose body also was recovered from the flood channel last week hasnt been iden...