Posts Tagged ‘rio grande’
Rio Grande Already Drying Out Near Socorro
by Laura Paskus In springtime, rivers are supposed to swell with snowmelt, filling their channels and triggering fish to spawn. This year, however, the Middle Rio Grande has already dried south of Socorro. Record-low snowpack in the mountains upstream means that the state’s largest river is in trouble this year. And so are the species…
Read MoreThe Line: Supreme Court Rules On Rio Grande Water Dispute
New Mexico will have to take on the federal government as well as Texas, according to the Supreme Court’s ruling on an ongoing Rio Grande water dispute. Gene Grant and the Line panelists take a look at this case and other important water issues around New Mexico. Line Panelists: Dan Foley, former House minority whip…
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