Environment

Biden seeking an additional $1.5 billion for Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire victims

The state’s largest-ever blaze caused billions of dollars in damage, destroying several hundred homes

November 19, 2024

The EPA stalled and then a fix for New Mexico oil and gas pollution evaporated

Trump election likely marks the end of a federal response to worsening air pollution in the Permian Basin.

November 18, 2024

New Mexico’s congressional delegation asks feds to wrap up Rio Grande lawsuit

As of Nov. 7, most of New Mexico was experiencing drought or abnormally dry conditions

November 15, 2024

New rules for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

Some activities now limited to designated travel routes

November 14, 2024

Biden EPA to charge first-ever ‘methane fee’ for emissions waste by oil and gas companies

Trump is likely to target the methane fee

November 14, 2024

Gila monster license plates available for purchase

Plates support the Share with Wildlife program

October 30, 2024

Petition calls on Lujan Grisham to ban PFAS in oil and gas operations

Colorado has already implemented regulations that prohibit PFAS in oil and gas extraction

October 24, 2024

DOI moves to close Valles Caldera land dispute

Settlement would recognize Jemez Pueblo’s ancestral claims to a part of the preserve

October 22, 2024

State extinguishes Gallup-area mine fires burning since at least 2011

The mines were first established in the late 1800s and operated until the early 1900s

October 22, 2024

Seven uranium mines east of Gallup will be cleaned up

The EPA and the Navajo Nation EPA have prioritized 46 sites

October 11, 2024

Air Force extends comment period on low-altitude flights in the Gila area

The Air Force agreed to extend the comment period by 30 days

October 7, 2024

U.S. nuclear weapon production sites violated environmental rules, federal judge decides

This undated file photo shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The Albuquerque Journal via AP,…

October 4, 2024

Supreme Court steps into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste in rural Texas and New Mexico

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to step into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste…

October 4, 2024

Backlash continues over proposed low-altitude military flights in the Gila region

Opponents say the plan could lead to thousands of low-elevation fighter jet maneuvers and supersonic flights causing sonic booms

October 3, 2024

Legislators question AI resource consumption

Technology requires a large amount of water and electricity

October 3, 2024

Interior releases guidelines for orphaned well cleanup grants

Each state is eligible for up to $40 million to clean up these sites

October 2, 2024

As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds – and obstacles

In New Mexico, several universities and the state's forestry division have a goal of building a nursery that can produce…

September 27, 2024

Survivors, advocates make impassioned plea for RECA expansion

The original RECA funding expired in June

September 25, 2024

State regulators approve carbon limit rule for PNM

Compliance to be measured on a three-year basis

September 24, 2024

Volunteers help seedlings take root as New Mexico attempts to recover from historic wildfire

Nearly 400 ponderosa pine seedlings were placed in high-priority areas on Saturday

September 24, 2024

Volunteers help seedlings take root as New Mexico attempts to recover from historic wildfire

A small team of volunteers spent a few hours scrambling across fire-ravaged mountainsides, planting hundreds of seedlings as part of…

September 23, 2024

‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate

The smaller plants let farmers plant at greater density

September 23, 2024

‘Respect tribal sovereignty’: The new Navajo law regulating radioactive material transportation

Most significant change requires advance notification from any company that plans to transport radioactive materials across the Navajo Nation

September 23, 2024

Judge to hear update on Rio Grande SCOTUS case in October

The Supreme Court previously sided with the federal government, rejecting a deal between states

September 23, 2024