Environment

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…

January 10, 2024

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

January 10, 2024

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…

January 8, 2024

The chickadee in the snowbank

A 'canary in the coal mine' for climate change in the Sierra Nevada mountains

January 8, 2024

Report: Another jaguar sighting in southern Arizona

Sighting is eighth different one in southwestern U.S. since 1996

January 7, 2024

USDA proposes to protect old growth forests

New Mexico’s five national forests would be impacted under proposal

January 3, 2024

NW states, tribes reach ‘historic’ deal with feds over Columbia River Basin fish and dams

Settlement calls for a 10-year pause in legal fighting

January 2, 2024

Nevada tribe says coalitions, not lawsuits, will protect sacred sites

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony abandons lawsuit aimed at blocking a lithium mine as U.S. advances energy agenda

December 24, 2023

It’s settled: New Mexico to bankroll plugging of oil wells for Texas company

The company at the center of the settlement is called a “poster child” for state Oil and Gas Act reforms.

December 24, 2023

Biden administration moves to protect old-growth forests

Administration appears to be aiming for a middle ground

December 20, 2023

Unclear when EPA will crack down on Permian Basin air pollution

The EPA began the process last year, but hasn’t made its move yet

December 19, 2023

New Mexico extends ban on oil and gas leasing around Chaco park

The protected area is sacred to Native Americans

December 14, 2023

Reusing dirt saves Los Alamos National Lab nearly $12 million

Lab has over one million square feet of construction planned in the next five years

December 13, 2023

RECA expansion cut from latest defense bill compromise

The fund for people exposed to radiation is set to expire in summer next year

December 7, 2023

New Mexico governor kickstarts effort to overhaul oil and gas regulation

A major update of New Mexico’s Oil and Gas Act is again in the works

December 7, 2023

Interim committee endorses rule banning PFAS in oil and gas extraction

Committee to send a letter to the Oil Conservation Commission after 7-2 vote

December 5, 2023

New EPA methane emissions rules celebrated by some, cause concern for others

The rules will limit leaks from over 20,000 oil and gas wells in the Four Corners

December 5, 2023

Environmental groups react to new methane rule

The EPA announced the new rule on Saturday, aiming to curb methane emissions from oil and gas operations

December 5, 2023

New Mexico Governor again cites flawed study on oil and gas emissions

The EPA worked with New Mexico to develop a new rule similar to the state’s

December 5, 2023

After Clean Water Act ruling, states that want to protect affected wetlands need millions

It could take years for states to address the loss of federal standards – if they do at all.

December 5, 2023

Illegal cattle grazing remains a problem in Valles Caldera National Preserve

Legal grazing is allowed in an allotment in the national preserve and Tuell said the cattle on that allotment have…

December 4, 2023

Work resumes on $10B renewable energy transmission project despite tribal objections

The tractors are back at work clearing land and building access roads for a $10 billion transmission line that the…

November 30, 2023

As U.S. Forest Service prescribes more fire, rangers work to convince skeptical New Mexicans

The U.S. Forest Service set fire to just under 2 million acres in the 2022-2023 fiscal year

November 30, 2023

‘Drones for Ducks’

Federal grants fund research to use AI to count birds

November 28, 2023