{"id":19148,"date":"2021-02-05T14:06:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T21:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=19148"},"modified":"2021-02-08T11:17:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T18:17:33","slug":"another-dry-season-for-the-rio-grande","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/another-dry-season-for-the-rio-grande\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Dry Season for the Rio Grande"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Another Dry Season for the Rio Grande | The Line\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TuShRIiKZ3A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 5, 2021 \u2013 <\/strong>A below-average snowpack this year foretells another bad year for irrigators along the Rio Grande. Below Elephant Butte reservoir, farmers have been told to expect a zero-allotment year as New Mexico delivers promised water to Texas. In the Middle Rio Grande, growers have already been urged not to plant crops unless absolutely necessary. The Line opinion panel debates state water policy and whether New Mexico leaders have been avoiding hard decisions about water use and climate change that are now unavoidable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Gene Grant&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Line Opinion Panel:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group&nbsp;<br>Sophie Martin, attorney&nbsp;<br>Ed Perea, attorney and public safety expert&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/capitalandmain.com\/new-mexicos-race-against-the-climate-clock-0108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Mexico\u2019s Race Against the Climate Clock<\/a> \u2013 Capital and Main&nbsp;<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inkstain.net\/fleck\/2020\/08\/when-the-rio-grande-goes-dry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When the Rio Grande Goes Dry<\/a> \u2013 John Fleck&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2018\/05\/24\/climate\/dry-rio-grande.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Dry Rio Grande<\/a> \u2013 <em>New York Times<\/em>&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/articles\/the-end-of-the-river\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The End of the River<\/a> \u2013 <em>Texas Monthly<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 5, 2021 \u2013 A below-average snowpack this year foretells another bad year for irrigators along the Rio Grande. Below Elephant Butte reservoir, farmers have been told to expect a zero-allotment year as New Mexico delivers promised water to Texas. 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