In the summer of 2006, I made my way to a steep embankment on the Pecos River just east of Santa Fe, New Mexico, to meet Val Kilmer. The actor, who died Tuesday at age 65, was movie-star handsome at ...

Water quality in the Pecos River has been a top concern of many residents as they wait to see whether a two-year hiatus on new mining claims in the Upper Pecos watershed announced in the waning ...

The state's Senate and House Democrats floated a bill to protect thousands of acres from mining after the administration ...

Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation reintroduced legislation last week to permanently withdraw the Upper Pecos watershed from future mining development. The bill faces significant ...