33 ViewsSome good news! The number of water users in Santa Fe has increased but usage has surprisingly declined, according to the cityâs top water official. KSFRâs Dennis Carroll talks with director Jesse Roach about how and why that happens in the middle of an unprecedented drought.
11 ViewsGlobal climate change is accelerating and human-caused emissions of greenhouse gases are the overwhelming cause, according to a landmark report released Monday by the United Nations. There is still time to avoid catastrophic warming this century, but only if countries around the world stop burning fossil fuels as quickly as possible,
10 ViewsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. â Waking up on Sunday morning hazy skies were apparent around Albuquerque. âWe’re having a lot of smoke today from California wildfires, and it’s pretty bad. We are in the unhealthy-for-everyone group, as far as air quality goes,â said Jeff Stonesifer who oversees air pollution programming for Albuquerque.
13 ViewsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) â Tens of thousands of people in New Mexico who are behind on their gas and electric bills could lose power as soon as mid-August. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission prevented utilities from disconnecting service over unpaid bills during much of the pandemic. The moratorium
7 ViewsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. â During the past few weeks we have seen piles of trash float down the arroyos during rainstorms. Once the rain passes the empty bottles, plastic bags and styrofoam need to be picked up.
18 Views Coastal cities under threat from ârapidly increasing high tide floodsâ which could occur in clusters lasting a month or more, say scientists
15 ViewsBELEN, N.M. â The Belen mayor said state reps are there this week assessing the damage to see if they can issue an emergency declaration after the city saw major flooding last week. Exactly a week ago, intense rain caused major flooding and damage to more than a thousand structures
9 ViewsThe Colorado River provides water to 40 million people around the West, including New Mexico, but the historic drought gripping our region has prompted a 20 percent drop in flows in the river. Reservoirs are drying, with Lake Mead at its lowest levels since it was filled in the
35 ViewsPresident Biden announced a series of steps in response to intensifying wildfires in the western U.S. on Wednesday, calling the fires âa problem for all of usâ and saying the U.S. must act “fast” during a meeting with western governors.
30 ViewsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. â New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is among those calling on the U.S. government to list so-called âforever chemicals” as hazardous waste under federal law.
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