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Turning water inside-out http://www.hcn.org/issues/281/14954 Many Western cities like Sierra Vista, Ariz., were built beside once-beautiful rivers which were overused and then neglected, while the cities looked elsewhere for new water sources to exploit No publisher Matt Jenkins Rivers Western rivers San Pedro River Sierra Vista Arizona Fort Huachuca water conservation saving water water reform growth sprawl development wildcat developments Los Angeles Denver Albuquerque Colorado River Rio Grande Salt River Verde River 2010-02-05T09:20:54Z News Article Truce remains elusive in Rio Grande water fight http://www.hcn.org/issues/255/14136 As drought dries up the Rio Grande, New Mexico’s congressional delegation goes after a court decision upholding the endangered silvery minnow’s right to water No publisher Laura Paskus Rio Grande silvery minnow irrigation water rights fish 2010-02-05T10:13:01Z News Article Too much can be asked of a river http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16961 Laura Paskus lives a mile and a half from the Rio Grande, a river which shares a dubious distinction with India’s Ganges and China’s Yangze: The three are among the Top Ten most endangered rivers on the planet. No publisher Laura Paskus Weather World Wildlife Fund Rivers in Trouble top 10 endangered rivers Rio Grande Albuquerque New Mexico Ganges India Yangtze China pollution drought water use irrigation invasive species endangered species exotic species cottonwood Siberian elm 2010-02-05T09:43:08Z News Article The River Has Never Divided Us: A Border History of La Junta de los Rios http://www.hcn.org/issues/297/15497 In The River Has Never Divided Us, Jefferson Morganthaler studies the hard-working people of La Junta de los Rios, a river basin along the U.S.-Mexican border No publisher Staff Socio-Economics Jefferson Morganthaler La Junta de los Rios Rio Grande Rio Cochas Texas Mexico Border Patrol farmers socio-economics Hispanics 2010-02-05T09:24:40Z News Article Texas water case is 'takings' on steroids http://www.hcn.org/issues/292/15295 Invoking NAFTA, a group of Texas farmers and irrigation districts sues Mexico over the Rio Grande’s water No publisher Paul Krza Lawsuits and Water Rights Rio Grande takings lawsuits water rights Nancie Marzulla Roger Marzulla NAFTA Chapter 11 Mercedes Irrigation District Jo Jo White Jimmie Steidinger Bobby Sparks Alfonso Nieto Vicente Fox Defenders of Property Rights Martin Wagner Earthjustic 2010-02-05T09:23:27Z News Article So-called 'peace treaty' won't save the Rio Grande http://www.hcn.org/issues/297/15493 Environmentalists made a mistake when they settled with the city of Albuquerque over water use on the Middle Rio Grande in New Mexico No publisher Lisa Robert Lawsuits And Water Rights Water lawsuits Rio Grande San Juan-Chama diversion Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District irrigation water use silvery minnow endangered species fish Bureau of Reclamation environmental groups 2010-02-05T09:24:36Z News Article River tales: The Rio Grande from the headwaters to the sea http://www.hcn.org/issues/300/15594 In Rio Grande, editor Jan Reid has assembled a marvelous collection of essays and photos about the Southwest’s Great River No publisher Laura Paskus Rivers Rio Grande anthologies Jan Reid photographers John Reed Charles Bowden Gloria Anzaldua Cecilia Balli Paul Horgan Latino culture American Southwest 2011-03-31T22:30:54Z News Article Pueblo water battle nears its end http://www.hcn.org/issues/333/16659 If New Mexico’s 40-year-old Aamodt case is settled, it will end centuries of wrangling over water use, but not everybody is happy with how it’s ending No publisher Eric Mack irrigation northern New Mexico New San Ildefonso Pueblo Mexico land grants Water Atenacio Romero Tesuque Pueblo acequia system water adjudication Land Use and Aamodt case Native Americans Hispanic T communities Pojoaque Pueblo Rio Pojoaque Lawsuits and Water Rights Rio Grande water rights Planning Nambe Pueblo 2010-09-22T21:51:28Z News Article More than just a city on a river http://www.hcn.org/issues/265/14474 In Hispanic Albuquerque: 1706-1846, Marc Simmons takes readers on a fascinating journey through the history of the Duke City in New Mexico No publisher Laura Paskus Albuquerque New Mexico Marc Simmons Hispanic New Mexico Western History Rio Grande Duke City 2010-02-05T09:55:51Z News Article It’s ‘bombs away’ on New Mexico saltcedar http://www.hcn.org/issues/262/14363 The state of New Mexico is beginning an aerial herbicide assault on the exotic shrub saltcedar, or tamarisk, but some fear spraying Arsenal along the Rio Grande could harm native cottonwoods No publisher Paul Krza Exotic Saltcedar tamarisk Rio Grande exotic plants weed control herbicides aerial spraying Arsenal herbicide 2010-02-05T09:55:13Z News Article It ain't easy getting old http://www.hcn.org/issues/322/16311 In No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy discards his bitter nostalgia to tell a story set along the border in the 1980s No publisher Laura Paskus Western Culture Cormac McCarthy No Country for Old Men U.S.-Mexico border novels fiction Western life border life deserts Vietnam veterans law enforcement officers All the Pretty Horses The Crossing Rio Grande 2011-11-11T23:40:25Z News Article Here lies the Rio Grande http://www.hcn.org/issues/220/11013 The last issue of the "Imagine a River" series on the Rio Grande examines how the river has become the "Rio Wimpy," running out of water twice before it reaches the Gulf of Mexico. No publisher Greg Hanscom Rivers Rio Grande 2010-02-05T08:51:40Z News Article Good work in Washington http://www.hcn.org/issues/332/16616 The Bush administration deserves credit for its "Water 2025" initiative, which provided grants that have helped the Deschutes River Conservancy and the Central Oregon Irrigation District begin restoring Oregon’s Deschutes River No publisher Greg Hanscom Greg Hanscom San Francisco Bay-Delta river Elected Officials Interior Department salmon Bush administration river restoration Bruce Babbitt Bas Rio Grande policy health Deschutes River Conservancy Gale Norton Bush environmental Politics Rivers High Country News Colorado River 2010-09-22T22:37:47Z News Article Follow-up http://www.hcn.org/issues/264/14424 $11 million is set aside for a nuclear trigger factory that Carlsbad, N.M., is hoping to host; Yucca Mountain, Nev., gets $580 million for nuclear waste storage; no extra water for the Rio Grande silvery minnow; Pentagon wins exemptions to environmental l No publisher Laura Paskus Nuclear bomb factory plutonium triggers modern pit facility Carlsbad New Mexico Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage Rio Grande silvery minnow endangered fish Pentagon military and environmental issues Endangered Species Act Butte Montana 2010-02-05T09:55:33Z News Article Flood insurance crimps Western waterways http://www.hcn.org/issues/312/15971 Critics say that FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program is encouraging development in flood-prone areas alongside Western rivers, such as the Rio Grande No publisher Randy Stapilus Communities Land Use And Planning Floods Rio Grande floodplains Bosque Encantado Albuquerque New Mexico development flood insurance FEMA Natioanl Flood Insurance Program John Horning Forest Guardians silvery minnow bald eagles cottonwood forests Hurricane Katrina National Environm 2010-02-05T08:56:11Z News Article