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Study Questions NM Water Allocation

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8.4.23 – Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss a report from a national activist group that calls for New Mexico officials to pare back water access for agriculture businesses and to prioritize residential and drinking water. Gene asks the panelists to consider how the state’s water scarcity impacts farming, farmers and consumers. Host:…

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On the Colorado River, ‘Everybody Understands the Nature of the Problem’

A body of water surrounded by grass and reeds.

03.03.23 – Seven states and two countries share the Colorado River, where demand outpaces supply, especially in a warming world. Our Land’s Laura Paskus talks with Estevan López, Upper Colorado River Compact Commissioner for New Mexico, about the current situation on the Colorado and what New Mexicans who rely upon its waters need to consider…

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