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Press Releases
Sep 7, 2023
New EPA rule removes Clean Water Act protections for 90% of New Mexico waterways

Drinking water, intermittent streams and wetlands in New Mexico left unprotected by EPA following Sackett v. EPA Supreme Court decision

Rivers
#LivingRio, #LivingRivers, #PressStatement, #RioGrande
Jul 25, 2023
Fish and Wildlife Service proposes protections for two Rio Grande mussels

Salina mucket and Mexican fawnsfoot set to receive Endangered Species Act listing and critical habitat protections

Rivers, Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #ForceForNature, #LivingRio, #LivingRivers, #PressStatement, #ProtectWhatYouLove, #ReviveTheRio, #RioGrande, #StopExtinction
Apr 12, 2023
WildEarth Guardians and City of Santa Fe reach deal to keep the Santa Fe River flowing

Settlement agreement protects lower river, riparian habitat, and downstream communities

Rivers
#LivingRio, #LivingRivers, #PressStatement, #RioGrande
Apr 7, 2023
WildEarth Guardians wins legal challenge against New Mexico State Engineer

Legal victory helps pave way for accountability among water users on the drying Rio Grande

Rivers
#ForceForNature, #LivingRio, #LivingRivers, #PressStatement, #ReviveTheRio
Nov 30, 2022
Lawsuit filed to protect Rio Grande silvery minnow from extinction

New solutions needed for a living Rio Grande

Rivers
#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #LivingRio, #LivingRivers, #PressStatement, #ReviveTheRio, #RioGrande, #StopExtinction
Oct 4, 2022
Guardians, allies win major appeal in challenge to expansion of Colorado’s Gross Dam

If completed, the expansion would make the Gross Dam the tallest in Colorado, further draining the Colorado River at the expense of downstream users and ecosystems

Rivers
#LivingRivers, #PressStatement, #RethinkRivers
Jul 25, 2022
Advocates push for additional support for New Mexico’s Strategic Water Reserve

Groups call on state leaders to prepare for unprecedented water challenges by readying tools for climate resilience

Rivers
#LivingRio, #LivingRivers, #PressStatement, #RethinkRivers, #ReviveTheRio, #RioGrande
Apr 12, 2022
Downstream communities push for rejection of water export proposal in San Luis Valley

Groups call on Douglas County Commission to nix proposal to pipe groundwater to Colorado Front Range

Rivers
#LivingRio, #PressStatement, #RioGrande
Mar 8, 2022
Communities expecting another challenging year in the Rio Grande Basin

Plummeting streamflow complicated by nearly 100-year-old agreement

Rivers
#LivingRio, #LivingRivers, #PressStatement, #RethinkRivers, #ReviveTheRio, #RioGrande
Feb 28, 2022
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists the peppered chub as endangered

Disappearing prairie fish and its habitat receive Endangered Species Act protections

Rivers, Wildlife