I give a biased but, I hope, interesting report of what happened this past week in the OSE hearing on opposition to the transfer of water rights for use at Copper Flat Mine. PAWA and the Ladder Ranch presented their cases.
The State Engineer’s Hearing of the protests against the mine’s application to move leased water rights to their wells for use at Copper Flat Mine has now finished its first week. It has yielded some surprises as well as some really excellent research.
Today's intelligence: good news for recreationists about the Rio Grande's continuing flow through Sierra County. Plus: Virgin Galactic FINALLY sends its first tourism passengers to the edge of space.
Despite proactive Republican opposition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to run a grant program to incentivize sustainable growing practices that is expected to reach more than 60,000 farms, encompassing more than 25 million acres of working lands.
Today's intelligence: how this summer's scorching heat is affecting the chile harvest in southern New Mexico
The State Engineer's hearing of the protests against the application to transfer water rights to be used for reopening Copper Flat Mine will begin tomorrow. Here is an explanation of how that process will work.
A gleam in George Lotspeich's eye created the idea of Copper Flat Mine in the 1950s, and over the years, he was able to make millions with that idea, but not from mining copper. For over 70 years, it's been just that, an idea and not a mine.
Today's intelligence: How a groundbreaking collaboration is making the SunZia Transmission Project a win-win for green energy production and migrating birds. Plus: this weekend's Tax Holiday and Virgin Galactic's second-quarter revenue report and future projections
We'll have to wait until purchases go to closing and the new owners are posted on the Sierra County Assessor's website.
Should residential use of New Mexico's scare water resources take precedence over agriculture?
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham pledged to “limit adverse climate change impacts" and "build a clean energy future for our people.” Environmental activists and data on such green metrics as emissions and toxic spills say she hasn't followed through.
Today's intelligence: New Mexico to require auto dealers to make increasing numbers of zero-emission vehicles available. Plus: discrimination lawsuit against the New Mexico Spaceport Authority settled
