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A Step Forward on Water Resources Management Funding, with Dangerous Gaps Remaining

February 3, 2026 Norm GaumeGroundwater, Interstate Stream Compacts, Legislature, Water Management

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Fiscal Malpractice in NM Water Resources Management: UPDATE: Appropriation Increased Feb 2 from 18% to 39% of Request

February 2, 2026 Norm GaumeLegislature, Water Commons, Water Management

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Why Blackstone’s Private-Equity Buyout of PNM Threatens New Mexico’s Water

February 2, 2026 Mariel NanasiClimate Impact, Collective Action

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Update on Pilgrimage in Support of Clear Horizon Act – SB 18

February 2, 2026 Betsy DiazClimate Impact, Collective Action, Culture and Community, Science & Data

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Groundwater Science Is Not the Constraint—Governance Is

February 2, 2026 Norm GaumeClimate Impact, Groundwater, Water Commons, Water Management, Water Overuse, Water Policy Reform

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New Mexico’s Groundwater Reality and Essential Next Steps

January 30, 2026 Norm GaumeClimate Impact, Groundwater, Water Commons, Water Overuse, Water Policy Reform

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Important Reads

New Mexico’s Water Emergency: What Must Be Funded

November 11, 2025

Norm Gaume

New Mexico Drought, Aridification & Desertification

August 18, 2025

Mike Marcus

Why Water Planning Matters

August 1, 2025

Operating Committee

Decentralize Water Planning and Management

July 7, 2025

John Brown

Water: An Urgent Community Problem Requiring A Community-Driven Solution

July 31, 2023

Norm Gaume

URGENT 2026 LEGISLATIVE CALL TO ACTION

January 18, 2026 AdminAnnouncements, Interstate Stream Compacts, Legislature

Fiscal Malpractice in NM Water Resources Management: Legislature’s Beginning Budget Funds <18% of Needs

January 17, 2026 Norm GaumeLegislature, Water Commons, Water Management

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Fiscal Malpractice in NM Water Resources Management: Legislature’s Beginning Budget Funds <18% of Needs

January 17, 2026 Norm GaumeLegislature,Water Commons,Water Management

4 Minutes

The State of New Mexico’s Water: A New Year’s Assessment

January 13, 2026 Norm GaumeClimate Impact,Legislature,Water Commons,Water Management,Water Overuse

5 Minutes

Arduous Pilgrimage to Protect New Mexico Communities from Oil and Gas Pollution

January 12, 2026 Betsy DiazClimate Impact,Collective Action,Legislature

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Chronic State Water Resources Governance Incapacity Is Failing New Mexico

January 11, 2026 Norm GaumeLegislature,Water Management

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The Politics of Climate Warming Science and Denial

January 10, 2026 Mike MarcusClimate Impact,Science & Data

8 Minutes

When Aquifers and Gravity Take the First Call

December 28, 2025 Norm GaumeClimate Impact,Groundwater,Interstate Stream Compacts,Water Commons

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New Mexico’s Water in 2025: Harsh Realities, Real Risks

December 22, 2025 Norm GaumeClimate Impact,Collective Action,Water Commons

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The Middle Rio Grande Ate the Rio Chama Winter Block Release

December 22, 2025 Norm GaumeClimate Impact,Interstate Stream Compacts,Science & Data,Water Commons

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Decoding the Lower Rio Grande Interstate Water Settlement

December 17, 2025 Norm GaumeGroundwater,Interstate Stream Compacts,Water Policy Reform

8 Minutes

How Climate Science Works—and How It Is Distorted

December 15, 2025 Mike MarcusClimate Impact,Science & Data

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Lower Rio Grande SCOTUS Settlement — A Plain-English Explainer

December 6, 2025 Operating CommitteeInterstate Stream Compacts,Water Management

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URGENT 2026 LEGISLATIVE CALL TO ACTION

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Workshop: Groundwater Resilience: How Do We Get there?

February 19, 2026 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

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