Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday signed into law four bills she said better prepares New Mexico to address: water shortages from climate change; contamination from so-called “forever chemicals;” and pollution in the state’s waters. … “When you talk about water to anyone, it’s typically not a dialogue, it’s a debate, because water is life,” Lujan Grisham said during the bill signing, adding that the Legislature and her office “did about three decades worth of work” on the issue over the session. New Mexico Environment Secretary James Kenney called the four bills “a big, bold package” for the environment.

Other New Mexico water news:

• John Fleck at Inkstain: Blog: Dancing with deadpool on New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande
• KOB4 (Albuquerque, N.M.): 4 water-focused bills signed into law in New Mexico
• Office of N.M. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham: News release: (New Mexico) governor signs Strategic Water Supply and environmental protection bills