Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad to install 868 solar panels on buildings
American Heritage Railways receives grant from USDA for green initiative
Environment
PRC approves New Mexico Gas Co. rate increase agreement
The rate increase will go into effect in October
Six tribal water rights settlements for NM heard on Capitol Hill
If approved, the settlements would bring in more than $3.7 billion in federal funds and end decades of water rights litigation
In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules
Rule could protect resources such as wild rice, sturgeon, salmon and shellfish
Cortez nonprofit Fundamental Needs helps Navajos gain access to water, power
Oasis Project helps to provide gray water systems; Startup Project provides business, installation skills
12 tribes and pueblos in New Mexico could benefit from pending water rights settlements
Zuni Pueblo reaches settlement agreement in decades’ long water dispute, but it must first be ratified by Congress
Climate change is bringing more deadly heat to New Mexico
More than 600 people have already gone to the emergency department because of heat this year
Ruidoso digging out from another round of flooding
A dozen people had to be rescued and many more were displaced after another round of flash flooding
FBI warrant claims couple started Salt Fire
16 ‘suspicious’ fire starts in area detected since early May, according to recently unsealed warrant
Downwinders continue to seek justice 79 years after the Trinity Test
This July 16, 1945, file photo, shows the mushroom cloud of the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site near Alamagordo, New Mexico. A fund for people exposed to radiation…
Fight continues over San Juan Generating Station replacement resources
Groups call for the Public Service Company of New Mexico to install an additional 130 megawatts of replacement power
Gathering will mark 45 years since the largest radioactive release in U.S. history hit New Mexico
The Church Rock spill is the third largest radioactive waste release globally, after Fukushima and Chernobyl
Tens of thousands ‘overwhelmingly support’ using Indigenous knowledge to manage Bears Ears
Tribally informed co-management plan for the monument is the first of its kind
Group says WQCC member has conflicts of interest
McWilliams denies any conflicts
New Mexico looking to recoup costs from PFAS damages at military bases
A federal rule change means officials are seeking a judge to award monetary damages and power to compel cleanup.
Ruidoso, ravaged by wildfire, gets another pounding by floodwaters
Several bridge crossings forced to close
Violations could come down on 60% of oil and gas facilities inspected in New Mexico’s Permian Basin
EPA has warned it may redesignate the area as ‘ozone nonattainment’
A closer look at the SCOTUS ruling on the Rio Grande
With the case awaiting its next steps, experts posit what the ruling could mean for other rivers
Conservation enforcement on Santa Ana Pueblo lands expected at end of July
To do anything on the land, non-members would need permission from the Santa Ana Pueblo Governor’s Office
Following Sackett, questions remain about what waters are protected
New Mexico is one of three states that does not have its own surface water permitting program