Without any more rain, the Rio Grande may dry up in the Albuquerque area. Farmers in New Mexico, who rely on the river, were given notice to anticipate changes to water availability.

Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District Chair Stephanie Russo Baca, who raises livestock in Los Chavez, N.M., expressed support for the proposed changes, adding that greater flexibility in water ...

“The Upper Rio Grande Basin has long been a connector of ecosystems and cultures,” said World Wildlife Fund Rio Grande Manager Enrique Prunes. “The river has a unique power to transcend political ...

Over the last 50 years, temperature increases in the Rio Grande basin have been about twice the global average, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Despite the Upper Rio Grande Basin’s low scores, researchers do have some ideas on how to raise the grade above a ‘C’ level. They are using simulated models to see how different things, like ...

The Rio Grande Basin stretches for more than 1,200 miles across New Mexico and Texas. It provides residents with drinking water and water for agricultural food production.

Politics Tensions Rise in the Rio Grande Basin as Mexico Lags in Water Deliveries to the U.S. In 2020, rebellious Mexican farmers occupied a dam in parched Chihuahua state to prevent the federal ...

FWS rejects protections for 2 Rio Grande basin fish. By Michael Doyle | 06/24/2024 01:22 PM EDT . The Rio Grande chub lives primarily in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.

In the Rio Grande basin, Mexico does not have similar flexibility. The U.S. also has the ability to proportionally reduce deliveries under a separate 1906 agreement that outlines water delivery ...

Projects aimed at addressing drought in the Upper Rio Grande River Basin are getting nearly $25 million in federal funding, according to a recent announcement from the Bureau of Reclamation.

WASHINGTON – With several billion dollars in federal money secured for drought-stricken western states, managers and officials on the Rio Grande are hopeful some will reach their communities and ...

The federal government is dispensing $60 million to improve water conservation and efficiency in the Lower Rio Grande Basin between Elephant Butte and El Paso, a stretch that has proven ...