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Spring Runoff Forecast

The Rio Grande filled with water and ducks on bright sunny day.

4.8.2022 – The Natural Resources Conservation Service issues spring forecasts for western rivers, including the Rio Grande. Hydrologist Angus Goodbody, with the agency’s National Water and Climate Center, speaks with correspondent Laura Paskus about the spring forecast for the Rio Grande Basin. He also explains why the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s streamflow “normals” have recently…

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Plastic Bags & Storm Water

A person in jeans walks with two plastic bags full of groceries past green trees and foliage.

4.8.2022 – Albuquerque City Council has voted to override Mayor Tim Keller’s veto of their plastic bag ban repeal. Council members who voted to repeal the ordinance cited extra costs on both businesses and consumers, but environmental groups say it’s a step backwards. Environment correspondent Laura Paskus talks with a Bernalillo County official who explains…

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