New Mexico headed into its 56th legislative session on Tuesday, and the big background story of this year’s session is oil and gas money and how the state is going to spend it.
By Scott Wyland, The Santa Fe New Mexican As a changing climate depletes New Mexico’s rivers, lakes and streams, conservationists and regulators believe it’s time for the state to protect its surface waters rather than depend on the federal government to do it. The 23-year drought in the U.S. Southwest is underscoring the need to […]