Governor unveils 50-year water action plan
After years of waiting, the plan is an ‘evolution’ of another drafted in 2022
Environment
Spring a leak? Google will find it
New Mexico enters new partnership with Google aimed at saving water
Bureau of Land Management Office scraps proposed fossil fuel regulations in N.M.
Ten years of meetings and plans abruptly dumped; future plans uncertain.
SCOTUS sets March 20 date to hear Texas vs New Mexico oral arguments on Rio Grande
Court will hear federal objections to settlement designed by the states; opinions could be released in the summer
School solar tax credit advances in House committee
Renewable energy tax fails
Restoring nature’s water keepers
Amigos Bravos has been building the Wetland Jewels Program across New Mexico
Bid to overhaul N.M. oil and gas regulations clears first hurdle
Bill would rewrite portions of the state's 1930s-era Oil and Gas Act to help regulators and also hold the sector accountable
Mexican gray wolf compensation proposals move in Santa Fe
Bipartisan livestock bill passed in house and senate committees despite concerns over accountability
Cloud seeding pilot program passes first committee
Process has been shown to increase rainfall, but some are concerned about the chemicals being released into the atmosphere
FEMA devotes more resources to outstanding claims filed by New Mexico wildfire victims
The 2022 blaze was caused by prescribed fires set by the U.S. Forest Service
FEMA devotes more resources to outstanding claims filed by New Mexico wildfire victims
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday that it is devoting more resources to processing outstanding claims filed by victims of the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history. The…
SCOTUS to hear oral argument on Rio Grande Case
Arguments will center objections to a deal hammered out by the state and OK’d by a federal judge in the case.
Tribes, environmental groups ask court to block energy project
The $10 billion transmission line being built through a remote southeastern Arizona valley
State officials say Doña Ana Co. water had ‘systemic failures by management’
Report identified issues that caused high pH sent to homes at the end of 2023
Blood tests offered in New Mexico amid query into ‘forever chemical’ contamination at military bases
Contamination at Cannon and at Holloman Air Force bases have already cost New Mexico over $8 million
Blood tests offered in New Mexico amid query into ‘forever chemical’ contamination at military bases
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of residents and personnel stationed at a U.S. Air Force base in eastern New Mexico will be able to have their blood tested as state…
Working Wild U podcast takes deep look at endangered species
On 50th anniversary of Endangered Species Act, podcast asks big questions to people on front lines of species recovery
GE business to fill order for turbines to power Western Hemisphere’s largest wind project
Construction already is underway on the SunZia wind farm and an associated multibillion-dollar transmission line
Heinrich talks heat pumps during visit to Santa Fe
Heinrich told reporters that there is currently an interest in higher efficiency appliances
NMED: ‘high levels of arsenic’ in Doña Ana tap water
Officials won’t say water is currently unsafe to drink, but warned some people with at-risk medical conditions may need to consult with a doctor