365 Views   WASHINGTON (AP) â The Biden administration on Thursday said 15 Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million this year to fund settlements that ensure access to water that’s legally theirs. The money will help carry out agreements known as water rights settlements. They define the
484 Views   Eating just one serving of freshwater fish each year could have the same effect as drinking water heavily polluted with âforever chemicalsâ for an entire month, a new study finds.
422 Views   WASHINGTON (AP) â The Supreme Court will hear a water dispute involving the U.S. government and the Navajo Nation. The high court said Friday it would review a lower court ruling in favor of the Navajo Nation, which spans parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. The government
461 Views   “It was tied for the 10th wettest monsoon season in Albuquerque,” Green said. New Mexico got some much-needed rain this summer. Our monsoon season typically runs from June 15 to Sept. 30, and this year for Albuquerque, it was historic. KOAT Meteorologist Eric Green says Duke City recorded
397 Views   LAS VEGAS, N.M. â Itâs been one disaster after another for the town of Las Vegas New Mexico. First, the Calf Canyon Hermits Peak fires then flooding of monsoons, and now city officials say they are running out of clean water.
448 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. â This monsoon season has been hitting New Mexico hard. Earlier this summer, the Rio Grande was almost completely dry. The monsoon season changed that, at least for now.
457 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) â If youâve driven past the Rio Grande river lately, youâve probably noticed the Rio Grande looks a lot better than it did a month ago when it ran dry for the first time in 40 years. However, experts said the river is still at risk of drying up again
452 Views   SALT LAKE CITY (AP) â Banks along parts of the Colorado River where water once streamed are now just caked mud and rock as climate change makes the Western U.S. hotter and drier.
434 Views   At least not for our current way of life, experts say NEW MEXICO (KRQE) â âIs there enough water for everyone in New Mexico?â Thatâs what KRQE News 13 has been asking experts. And the consensus is: probably not, especially in the Rio Grande Valley.
527 Views   The city of Las Vegas is in a state of emergency as flash flooding on the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon burn scar damages their water reservoirs. KOAT spoke with Mayor Louie Trujillo, who said the Gallinas reservoir is expected to last around 50 more days. It’s where people
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