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An upcoming conference at UNM is focusing on the future of water and all that depends on it across the Americas. The Transect of the Americas Symposium: Water & Climate Change Across the Americas: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Headwater Dependent...

The word ‘crisis’ is hardly an exaggeration when you look at the state of climate and drought in the Southwest. It’s even less of one, when you’re evaluating water supply in New Mexico. Crisis is, unfortunately, the most accurate possible descriptor when...

It may be legal, but it’s not fair. That’s the state of a current wave of water problems in the west.  UNM Utton Center Writer-In-Residence and Water Policy and Law Expert John Fleck says it’s as simple as that when it comes to California and the...

 The highly anticipated State Water Task Force Report is flowing towards the public. After months in the making, dozens of sets of eyes, and waves of approvals, the report is on display.  Its goal is to highlight the biggest issues plaguing the...

Join experts in the field of land grant and acequia law for an upcoming Continuing Legal Education Workshop, "Land Grants, Acequias and the Law." The two-day event will begin Friday, Oct. 15 at the Cañón de Carnué Land Grant Hall. The workshop is geared...

A public reception and book signing for the new biography of Al Utton will be held Thursday, Sept. 24 at 5 p.m. at the forum of the UNM School of Law. The event is open to all and especially anyone interested in the publication of a new biography of...

There is a lot to learn about issues over the interim, which is the goal of many of the legislative committees meeting during the summer and fall. This week, committees are convening in Farmington and here at UNM.