/tags/western-resource-advocates Western Resource Advocates en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Aug 2023 23:07:19 GMT /local-news/2023-08-23/historic-conservation-fund-set-to-run-out-of-money-without-new-appropriations Experts and advocates are voicing their concerns about the future of a newly passed conservation fund. They met in Las Vegas, New Mexico Wednesday to tell a powerful legislative budget committee the fund could run out of money by 2029 if lawmakers fail to step up. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 23:07:19 GMT /local-news/2023-08-23/historic-conservation-fund-set-to-run-out-of-money-without-new-appropriations Bryce Dix /local-news/2023-08-16/as-rule-overhaul-begins-conservationists-want-drastic-changes-for-the-colorado-river This week, the federal government officially started a process to overhaul the rules governing a crucial river in the Southwest that provides 40 million people with drinking water. The Colorado River’s current rules are set to expire in 2026 and conservationists want a drastic change. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:31:12 GMT /local-news/2023-08-16/as-rule-overhaul-begins-conservationists-want-drastic-changes-for-the-colorado-river Bryce Dix /local-news/2023-01-20/historic-land-and-water-conservation-proposal-to-be-introduced-in-roundhouse During her State of the State address, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham proposed a huge land and water conservation initiative that, if approved by lawmakers, would be the first in New Mexico’s history. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 23:43:58 GMT /local-news/2023-01-20/historic-land-and-water-conservation-proposal-to-be-introduced-in-roundhouse Bryce Dix /local-news/2017-10-12/new-mexico-could-take-lead-on-clean-energy The Trump Administration announced this week that they’re going to pull the plug on the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era clean energy initiative. Local… Fri, 13 Oct 2017 00:12:01 GMT /local-news/2017-10-12/new-mexico-could-take-lead-on-clean-energy