Tootfinder

"The clock is ticking for #NewMexico to cut Rio Grande water use"
https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-clock-is-ticking-for-new-mexico-to-cut-ri…

Always pushing and testing the boundary with the goal to encroach and erase. If it doesn't work, "He's just trolling the libtards".
We must admit it's a great strategy. 😟
#NewMexico #geography #placeNames

New Mexico’s largest reservoir shrinks to its lowest level in 55 years https://www.earth.com/environment/new-mexicos-largest-reservoir-shrinks-to-its-lowest-level-in-55-years/

New Mexico’s largest reservoir shrinks to its lowest level in 55 years
Drought has pushed New Mexico’s Elephant Butte Reservoir to its lowest level since 1971, leaving it at just 1.4 percent capacity.

Great reporting on the poor situation of water in the Rio Grande #Colorado #NewMexico #Mexico #Texas

Millions Depend on the Rio Grande for Water. Some Could Run Out as Early as Next Year.
The Colorado River crisis has been in the headlines this year, but our diminishing border river is in an even more severe state of collapse. This is the story of a water crisis without precedent in American history.

On this date in 1979, the tailings dam for the Church Rock #uranium mine in New Mexico burst. Over a thousand tons of uranium waste and millions of gallons of radioactive water were released into Rio Puerco, including into Navajo lands. #mining

Church Rock, America’s Forgotten Nuclear Disaster, Is Still Poisoning Navajo Lands 40 Years Later
Residents say they've been ignored even as they struggle with contaminated water and worry about having children.

"Frijoles Fire increases to 6,200 acres overnight; smoke advisory issued"; some residents ordered to evacuate (Cormac Dodd)
#Frijoles #Fire #SantaFe