U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, left, is flanked by U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., and state and local water officials during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., Friday, May 10, 2024. Haaland announced the federal government is dedicating $60 million for conservation projects along the Rio Grande, marking the first distribution of funding under the Inflation Reduction Act for a basin outside of the Colorado River system. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
May 11, 2024
Stories this photo appears in:
May 11, 2024 3:25 p.m.
US dedicates $60 million to saving water along the Rio Grande as flows shrink and demands grow
One of the longest rivers in North America, the Rio Grande provides drinking water for millions of people and supplies thousands of farmers with water for crops