climate change

Cody Moser with the federal Colorado Basin River Forecast Center said in a monthly briefing Tuesday that just 1.4 million acre feet of Colorado River water is expected to reach Lake Powell through July. That's less than a quarter of what's considered normal.

A recently published scientific study has found that common wildfire reduction strategies in the Southwest – like tree thinning and prescribed burning – are detrimental for some declining bird populations.

A small clutch of Democratic legislators once again sinks a plan to dramatically reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Leaders of environmental groups are issuing fresh warnings this week about the impacts the ongoing gridlock could have in the river basin.

An annual bipartisan poll addressing conservation issues across the American West released its findings on Wednesday – highlighting serious concerns among voters across both sides of the political aisle.

On the eve of the high-stakes summit, negotiators from both the upper and lower river basins are not sounding confident they can reach an agreement with less than three weeks to go before a Feb. 14 deadline.

Record low snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin is raising serious concern for downstream users – like New Mexico.

As the legislative session opens, lawmakers again will weigh a pledge to reduce emissions. Last year, two Democrats joined the GOP to sink it.

Tuesday marked the start of a fresh legislative session in Santa Fe and some lawmakers are proposing to add enforceable environmental protection provisions to the New Mexico state constitution’s Bill of Rights.

Future climate modeling predicts New Mexico will have far less water in the coming decades, which will likely shift the migratory patterns of large birds to the state – including the beloved sandhill crane and Ross’s goose.