Water

New Mexico

Aridification is here

The changed climate is inevitable — suffering doesn’t have to be

August 20, 2026

AP New Mexico

Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millions

Milestone comes about a week after Lake Mead also hit a historic low

August 17, 2026

Associated Press

High divers take the plunge in the Seine

The competition is a new test of Paris’ reclaimed river

August 13, 2026

AP New Mexico

Lake Mead hits historic low water level as Colorado River struggles

40 million people rely on the waterway

August 10, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico delegation introduces bill to ban uranium mining in Chama Watershed

Bill would prohibit all forms of uranium mining throughout most of Rio Arriba County

August 6, 2026

AP New Mexico

Contractors building border wall ordered to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico

At least eight wells drilled along border without permission

August 4, 2026

Associated Press

A federal judge lets DHS proceed with a border wall through a small Texas town’s levee system

Town says the wall could lead to flooding

August 3, 2026

AP New Mexico

Arizona, California and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal to manage the Colorado River

The proposed cuts in the Lower Basin states would be the biggest to date

July 31, 2026

Associated Press

Water hauling is the new chore no rancher asked for

Finding water is now a common challenge

July 30, 2026

Associated Press

As Lake Powell shrinks, marinas are having to adapt to dwindling water levels

Elephant Butte State Park in New Mexico is at about 2% capacity

July 22, 2026

New Mexico

Torrance County ICE detainees say tap water causing skin problems amid local water emergency

Water from showers causing rashes, irritation as Estancia implements emergency water-saving measures

July 20, 2026

New Mexico

N.M. environment officials push for limits on contaminants in produced water while awaiting hearing

Officials are hopeful rule-making hearing can take place in 2027

July 15, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico town, detention center face water shortage

More than 80% of the Estancia’s water goes to commercial customers

July 9, 2026

Tri-Cities

Aztec, Bloomfield weigh upgrades to aging emergency water line

Officials say drought and corrosion may accelerate need for improvements

June 23, 2026

Tri-Cities

Lake Farmington officials push for zero drownings as summer crowds arrive

First-ever safety day teaches life jacket use, rescue techniques and water safety

June 16, 2026

Opinion

Paving paradise: Dismantling the U.S. Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife, water and peace in the last quiet places in America

A brown bear fishes for salmon in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. AP File Photo Pause for a…

June 15, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico initiates rulemaking on surface water pollution program

The Santa Fe River as an intermittent stream is one of 95% of New Mexico rivers that no longer qualify…

June 10, 2026

New Mexico

Drought prompts federal agency to offer emergency loans to New Mexico farmers

Food and agriculture industries generated more than $50 billion in economic activity last year

May 29, 2026

AP New Mexico

U.S. Supreme Court settles long-running water dispute over dwindling Rio Grande

Settlement calls for reducing groundwater pumping and retiring some farmland water rights

May 28, 2026

Associated Press

Releasing cool water protects fish in the Grand Canyon

That comes at cost to hydropower

May 27, 2026

New Mexico

70-foot wastewater geyser reflects New Mexico’s latest oil field challenge

It’s a towering example of the contentious debate over what to do with the state’s ever-growing supply of oil field…

May 21, 2026

New Mexico

First phase of Las Vegas, N.M. water treatment facility to break ground in summer

Las Vegas mayor says system’s completion at least 3 years away

May 19, 2026

Associated Press

Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide

Oxygen levels in could fall so low that more dead zones appear

May 18, 2026

New Mexico

Water board advances petition for new rules on New Mexico’s oil and gas wastewater

Environmental groups decry board’s decision

May 13, 2026