By Laura Paskus Anyone who is paying attention to the Rio Grande’s drying riverbed and dropping reservoirs or is worried about declining groundwater levels probably has something to say about how the state might handle current—and coming—challenges. And they currently have their chance. The public comment period for New Mexico’s draft water plan ends next week. [...]
As drillers compete for oil and natural gas, more fluids are going into and out of each fracking well. Researchers warn it’s headed for a tipping point. BY PHIL MCKENNA The amount of water used per well jumped as much as 770 percent between 2011 and 2016, researchers say. As fracking expands, its water and wastewater [...]
My Water, My Watershed My Water, My Watershed ~ An Exploration into the Santa Fe Watershed To reserve a spot for fall 2018 or spring 2019 school year, please contact Raquel at (505) 820-1696 or raquel@santafewatershed.org. Classes being scheduled for fall 2018 and spring 2019 are funded by the Lineberry Foundation and the City of Santa Fe. My [...]
by Adrian C Hedden (Photo: Adrian Hedden | Current-Argus) Marlene Aucoin lives directly across the road from an oilfield. The mother of two said her concern for her children’s safety has only grown during the recent boom. While she couldn’t verify if air pollution from oil and gas has caused the sores on her face, [...]
Clean Energy Plan Unveiled By NM Democrat Running for Gov By ELLEN LOCKYER • JUL 23, 2018 Solar array at Santa Fe Community College CREDIT GKBAUM.COM Democratic gubernatorial candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham has unrolled an ambitious clean energy plan as part of her campaign strategy. The candidate hosted a panel discussion on New Mexico’s potential alternative energy future [...]
The Trump administration has been trying to rewrite two laws at the heart of the oil pipeline ruling: NEPA and the Endangered Species Act. BY NICHOLAS KUSNETZ Protesters, including Native American tribes, began opposing the Keystone XL pipeline during the Obama administration. Credit: Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images The embattled Keystone XL oil pipeline faces yet another [...]
Last nights nights Sandoval County Panning & Zoning Commission meeting to hear the Citizens Working Groups Oil & Gas Ordinance was a farce. A Total collapse of Tribal and Public CONCERN & INPUT! Mike Springfield, County Director, is Pushing County Commissioner Jay Block’s Oil & Gas Ordinance. Springfield is totally disregarding the County Commissions MANDATE [...]
From wildfires to drought, a look at a warming world. Maya L. Kapoor The complexity of climate change means it’s hard to trace simple lines from cause to effect in daily life, much less plan for the future. That’s one reason the federal government updates its National Climate Assessment every four years — to provide [...]
(Photo: Hannah Grover/The Daily Times) In a major blow to the Four Corners region (and particularly my home of Aztec), recently, the U.S. Department of the Interior finalized destructive rollbacks to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Methane and Waste Prevention rule, which limits the waste of publicly owned natural gas and cuts air pollution. [...]
TERRA GARDENS Monsoon Update Wow, right? I came home from our July family trip to stories of, “You wouldn’t have believed the rain!” “They’re calling it a thousand year storm!” That whole week we were cleaning up debris, cleaning out rock dams, and just making sure we’re ready for the next “big one.” Unfortunately, that [...]