New Mexico
May 20, 2008--USA's drought begins to ease (USA Today)
May 9, 2008--Bush signs bill to recover water from energy development (Colorado Springs Gazette)
Federal legislation to explore putting groundwater pumped out during oil and gas production to use was signed into law Thursday. The
April 22, 2008--Governor Richardson seeks to safeguard New Mexico headwaters (Environmental News Service)
Governor Bill Richardson marked Earth Day by moving to protect all surface waters within national forest wilderness and inventoried
April 17, 2008--NM governor pledges to fight Gila River diversion (Las Cruses Sun)
Gov. Bill Richardson said Thursday he'll consider
proposing a statutory protection for the Gila River in southwestern New
April 8, 2008--Experts study effects of energy boom on water sources in the West (Aspen Times)
More than a year after the deadline, federal officials are starting work on a study exploring some of the effects of
April 1, 2008--State high court backs Rio Grande well rules (Pueblo Chieftain)
The Colorado Supreme Court upheld the state engineer’s groundwater rules last
March 8, 2008--Summit unites top ag officials (Cortez Journal)
Hot topics such as immigration, the National Animal Identification System and noxious weeds were all discussed Thursday at the Four States Agricultural Exposition.
February 26, 2008--Indian tribes exercising water rights (USA Today)
For decades, ranchers and farmers across the West have tapped into rivers and streams on or near Indian reservations.
February 24, 2008--Snow melt expected to cause problems along the Animas (Farmington Daily Times)
Aztec Mayor Mike Arnold is extremely worried about a ticking time bomb that's upstream from his community. His concerns center on
