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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