Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. “Yep.” “Oh, we’ll turn around and get the car.” “You broke down?” “No, we’re just river tracing.” What the crusty, old ...

“No, we’re just river tracing.” What the crusty, old man in the battered pick-up didn’t warn us: Several miles down the caliche road was a steel gate that barred our way.

PFAS contamination was found in all major New Mexico rivers, including the Pecos River in the southeast region of the state where the CID irrigates from, according to a study by the U.S ...

A tributary of the Rio Grande, the Pecos River stretches about 900 miles, starting in north-central New Mexico and proceeding through the southeast corner of the state into West Texas. That’s ...

The Pecos Watershed Conservation Initiative (PWCI), an initiative that works to support conservation projects for the Pecos River, shared how and what it's doing to protect the 926-mile river.

A rare fish species dwelling in the Pecos River around southeast New Mexico and West Texas could see protections in the coming years after a settlement between the federal government and a ...

The Pecos pupfish was included in a slate of 31 species nationwide the settlement demanded the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issue final decisions in the next two years for potential listings as ...

These days the Pecos River barely fills its dry, sandy bed where it crosses West Texas, but the river could be poised to flow again — with treated oilfield wastewater. Companies are racing to ...

Maps; Skyview Cams; ... It's been 3 years since the Pecos River flooded. ... Local law enforcement tell us the river's water hasn't reached flood level and they will continue to monitor it.