By Denise Fort
Our state received another dubious honor recently, this time for being the most water stressed
state in the United States, paired with the United Arab Emirates. There is so much that should be
done in New Mexico, like charging for all water use, and so much that shouldn’t be done, like
exporting our water in the form of dairy products. It’s way too much to cover here, so I will just
focus on some of the environmental issues that are key.
The Trump Administration is moving to strip protections from rivers and other waters, the so-called WOTUS rule. As you’ve heard, New Mexico is one of the hardest hit states from this rollback.
My conclusion, based on ...
On April 16, American Rivers named the Gila No. 1 on the list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2019.
New Mexico’s last free-flowing wild river, the Gila, is threatened by a diversion project that could suck the river dry. The Gila is a prime example of how climate change is impacting our rivers and water supplies and how the decisions we make will impact our communities – for better or worse – for generations to come. It’s why American Rivers is naming the Gila #1 on the list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2019.
The proposed diversion simply doesn’t make sense from an ecological or economic perspective – especially in an era of climate change. The good news is, Southwest New ...
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