Beginning in the 1880s, humans built progressively larger diversions, dams, and reservoirs in the Rio Grande Basin, leaving ...

LEMITAR, N.M. — Mario Rosales, who farms 365 acres along the Rio Grande, knows the river is in bad shape this year. It has already dried to a dusty ribbon of sand in some parts, and most of the ...

Promises that the Rio Grande Reservoir's upgraded dam near Creede would improve recreation and the environment in Colorado haven't materialized, locals say. There is hope for a grant application.

Rio Grande water will end up in El Paso's faucets, irrigating fields of cotton and alfalfa and sustaining wetland ecosystems like the Rio Bosque Wetlands Park. ...