Mexican business leaders want to keep truck traffic on the Free Bridge, despite the United States General Services Administration’s decision
Category: The Environment
CRRUA Update: State of New Mexico Sues
From SourceNM.com: New Mexico’s environment department on Wednesday announced it has filed a lawsuit against the Camino Real Regional Utility
The Sunland Park-Santa Teresa Chronicles: Cannabis, CRRUA and Capitalism
The evening of May 21, 2025 will surely count as one of the liveliest meetings of the Sunland Park City
Gallium in Round Top Mountain
From EcoPortal.net, a story titled 36,000,000 kg under this American region ? It’s better than lithium and the end of
CRRUA in the Whirlwind: The Future of People and Water in Sunland Park-Santa Teresa at the Crossroads
by Kent Paterson Like the wind, dust and mist that sting the spring of 2025, stormy developments surround the fundamental
Tariffs, the Superbowl and Ecocide
By Kent Paterson President Donald Trump’s decision to delay for 30 days the implementation of tariffs on Mexican products averted
The Water Crisis in Sunland Park and Santa Teresa One Year Later, Part One: Residents Seek Stricter Federal Oversight of Water Utility
By Kent Paterson Lawyers for residents of Sunland Park and Santa Teresa have requested stepped up oversight of a publicly-owned
The Expected Environmental Catastrophe
Here’s a story (in Spanish) from La Jornada about the impending railroad accident that imperils Cd. Juarez and El Paso:
El Paso Community Gets a Boost for Environmental Health and Justice
By Kent PatersonPhotos by Kent Paterson For years, residents of El Paso’s south-central Chamizal area have waged battles against pollution
Cast Your Vote in a Different but Crucial “Election”
By Kent Paterson Everyone’s eyes are on November 5. Still, democracy is far more than just casting votes for the
More of What You Should Expect
From the El Paso Times: Once again bucking the will of a chorus of El Paso residents, the El Paso
In Defense of the Rio Bosque Wetlands
by Vanessa Johnson The Chihuahua Desert is an ecological treasure; it is the largest and most biodiverse desert in the
El Paso’s Rio Bosque Wetlands Park threatened by unchecked forces of development.
This post was originally published on April 10, 2024 by ricklobello on the ILoveParks WordPress blog. In just a few
Sunland Park Déjà Vu: Water, Management Crisis and Community Protest
By Kent Paterson Momentous days riveted April in the southern New Mexico border communities of Sunland Park and neighboring Santa
BOTA Call to Action
by Jerry Kurtyka BOTA NEPA SCOPING PUBLIC MEETING On Wednesday December 12th the General Services Administration (GSA) hosted a public
Paseños Say No More Commercial Trucks on the Free Bridge
By Kent Paterson Long known as the Sun City, perhaps El Paso will soon be monikered the Semi City, and
Albuquerque Air Battles Rage: Politicians Nix Environmental Board, E Justice Regulation
By Kent Paterson Promoting a tourism mystique, the marketers of Albuquerque, New Mexico, peddle images of clean skies, diverse culture
El Paso Has a Dumpster Problem
I live by El Paso High. The official name of the subdivision is Alexander Heights, but no one calls it
Rio Grande Revisited: A Crisis of Civilization
by Kent Paterson A one-hour audio documentary highlighting issues affecting the Middle Rio Grande Valley and the Paso del Norte
Who Is Behind the Prop K Propaganda?
We the people are supposed to know who is financing election high jinks. There are laws for that. Unfortunately, the