U.S. Supreme Court Approves Settlement in Texas-New Mexico Rio Grande Water Dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court has approved a settlement package aimed at resolving a long-running dispute over the management of the Rio Grande, specifically addressing groundwater pumping and ensuring water flow from New Mexico to Texas. The agreement, first proposed last year by New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado, calls for reducing groundwater pumping and retiring water rights from irrigated farmland in southern New Mexico.