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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: On the Colorado, ‘everybody understands the nature of the problem’
Description: Seven states and two countries share the Colorado River, where demand outpaces supply, especially in a warming world. Recently, Our Land’s Laura Paskus spoke with Estevan López, Upper Colorado River Compact Commissioner for New Mexico, about the current situation on the Colorado and what New Mexicans who rely upon its waters need to consider for the future.
Here on the podcast, we share the longer conversation with listeners who are interested in water and politics in both the Upper and Lower Basins on the Colorado River.
Topics in the extended conversation include: climate cha...