AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoWildfire & heat impacts: New Mexico is bracing for a hot weekend with temperatures well above average, while flash-flood concerns and gusty winds linger in parts of central and eastern areas. Air quality & dust: A new look at dust research from Jornada Experimental Range highlights how dust emissions can affect land degradation and weather and climate data. Water policy (Colorado River): With no seven-state deal, federal officials are moving toward a 10-year Colorado River management framework, updating operations every two years and setting up a major mid-summer Environmental Impact Statement process. Local water stress & data centers: El Paso residents are pushing back hard on hyperscale data centers, arguing they threaten water supplies in a drought-stressed region; the debate is now tied to the city’s long-term drought strategy. Recycling fire: A second fire at the South Valley Town Recycling site damaged nearby businesses and led to health alerts, with the cause still under investigation. State environment leadership: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Rebecca Roose as New Mexico’s Natural Resources Trustee, putting a long-time water and infrastructure hand in charge of holding polluters accountable. Gila Wilderness cattle case: A federal appeals court dismissed a challenge to aerial shooting of feral cattle in the Gila Wilderness as moot after the Forest Service stopped lethal methods.
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