New Mexico governor puts finger on scale in oilfield wastewater vote

The administration of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appears to have pressured members of the state Water Quality ...

Environmental groups seek to disqualify water commissioners in fracking case

Two groups that oppose the reuse and discharge of hydraulic fracturing wastewater have filed petitions seeking to disqualify half the members of the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission from ...
Boise State Public Radio

Can New Mexico’s centuries-old acequias survive the worst drought in 1,200 years?

For hundreds of years, Hispanic communities across the Southwest have relied on these networks of hand-dug irrigation ditches ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

‘Conversations Different’: New Mexico Interstate Water Commission planners talk regional planning, rulemaking, upcoming hearing

Andrew Erdmann and Sara Fox, both planners with the New Mexico Interstate Water Commission, join “Conversations Different” to ...
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Work continues on 50-year plan to address New Mexico’s water challenges

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico is now nearly a year into a major, 50-year plan to address the state’s water challenges. KRQE News 13 took a look at what leaders are doing to meet that plan on ...
Center for Biological Diversity

New Mexico Water Commission Urged to Disqualify Seven Members After Oil, Gas Waste Reversal

The Center for Biological Diversity and a frontline community member filed a motion today urging New Mexico’s Water Quality Control Commission to disqualify seven of its 14 members from voting on a ...

$10 million in federal funds given to support the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System

It’s millions of dollars in funding from the feds, now slated to help a major water pipeline project on the eastern side of the state, where several small communities are ...
KRQE Blogs

Town of Estancia asking for more water infrastructure funding after setbacks

ESTANCIA, N.M. (KRQE) – After months of water issues, the town of Estancia has announced that it finally has access to its well again, with plans to replace the old well soon. Mayor Nathan Dial stated ...
The Texas Tribune

Settlement reached in Texas, New Mexico water dispute

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In a statement, the El Paso Water Improvement District No. 1 said that ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Water under the bridge: Settlement reached over Rio Grande water in Texas v. New Mexico, Colorado

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Two states warring over water from the Rio Grande have agreed to let bygones be bygones. New Mexico and Texas, ...

Doña Ana County residents voice Project Jupiter concerns ahead of Sept. 19 vote

The Doña Ana County Board of County Commissioners is expected to vote on moving Project Jupiter forward on Sept. 19, 2025.
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Sunland Park requests delay on Project Jupiter vote

The City of Sunland Park requested a delay on the vote for Project Jupiter, the $165 billion data center that is proposed to be built near Santa Teresa. "It's prudent to get answers to those very ...