Last summer, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act – which significantly slashed safeguards of many waterways and wetlands. Now, their decision has river and water advocates and experts sounding the alarm on its potential impact on New Mexico’s small streams and rivers.
On this episode of Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll discuss why the loss of federal clean water protections has prompted a new report labeling the state’s rivers and streams as the most endangered in the entire country. Plus, we’ll chat with folks doing the on-the-ground work to save them.
What do the waterways look like in your neck of the woods? Are you concerned about their health? Have any thoughts on how we can keep New Mexico’s ecosystems in balance?
Guests:
- Lea Knutson, Executive director, Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance
- Matt Rice, Southwest regional director, American Rivers
- Tanya Trujillo, Water policy advisor to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Deputy State Engineer, Office of the State Engineer
Tricia Snyder, Rivers and waters program director, New Mexico Wild
