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New Mexico needs water reform

Photo of the Rio Grande River for Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter website
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, ... Read More

Gila named America’s Most Endangered River

Gila River, photo by Alan Stark
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 ... Read More

No more boondoggle? 

No more boondoggle? 
NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has said the she will end efforts of a diversion project on the Gila River, given the "there is little to show for the millions of dollars spent on staff, lawyer and studies." ... Read More

Sacred Land, Sacred Water: Confluences in the Rio Grande Valley

Sacred Land, Sacred Water: Confluences in the Rio Grande Valley
View the full length documentary about the story of science and citizens working together to resist the oil and gas lobby’s efforts to pass a fracking-friendly ordinance in Sandoval County, New Mexico - threatening the sole drinking water aquifer for ... Read More