Amigos Bravos

A newly minted bill in the legislative session that would allow the discharge of treated oil and gas wastewater into New Mexico’s streams, rivers, and aquifers is garnering widespread condemnation from environmentalists.

Water scarcity is a growing issue across New Mexico. Climate change is raising temperatures while 75% of the state’s water goes toward irrigated crops ––stressing the state’s supply. In response, environmental organizations are protecting the state’s watersheds by setting their sights on important areas known as “wetland jewels.”

Should Los Alamos National Labs and Los Alamos County be held to the Clean Water Act standards for stormwater runoff that ends up in the Rio Grande?…