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Elephant Butte Lake Reveals Decades of Trash | Texas News
Elephant Butte Lake in New Mexico is at a historic low, just 1.8% of capacity — the worst since the 1960s — exposing decades of buried trash, old tires, metal, and possibly historical artifacts. Caused by a dismal snowpack and lack of rain, the drought has turned a recreational nightmare into an environmental crisis, with lawmakers calling it a “catastrophe.” Now, heavy equipment is being deployed to dig through sediment and sort debris, some over 50 years old, as state parks scramble to manage the cleanup and protect what might be irreplaceable. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli…
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