N.M. delegation wants state exempt from proposed rollback of Roadless Rule Most of the public comments opposed the rule change September 24, 2025
Advocacy group says these wild areas face most threats under Public Lands Rule repeal The rule being rescinded could have implications for all 13.5 million acres of BLM land in New Mexico September 16, 2025
New Mexico’s billion-dollar oil field orphans Recent report says abandoned oil infrastructure could cost the state up to $1.6 billion in coming years September 16, 2025
New Mexico tribal leaders push to protect Chaco Weekend flyover marks beginning of week of advocacy with Pueblo Governors headed to D.C. September 15, 2025
Trump administration wants to cancel Biden-era rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public land Environmentalists had largely embraced the rule that was finalized in April 2024 September 10, 2025
New Mexico Environment Department approves LANL plan to vent radioactive gas Anti-nuclear and Indigenous groups pushed back on the proposal September 9, 2025
Conservation groups appeal lesser prairie chicken’s loss of protection The bird’s population has declined across New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas September 8, 2025
New Mexico will soon release rules for new bans of everyday products that use ‘forever chemicals’ State environment secretary plans to spend $2M to move people off wells in Curry County September 4, 2025
Luján pushes bipartisan bill to restore forests Bill would triple the yearly funding for the Water Source Protection Program September 4, 2025
How to poop outdoors in a way that won’t harm the environment and other hikers In the Eagle-Holy Cross District of the White River National Forest of Colorado, visitors are required to take their human… September 3, 2025
EPA activity releases sediment from Bonita Peak mine into Animas River tributary Impacts were minimal, no adverse effects to water quality observed August 14, 2025
25 New Mexico lawmakers oppose petition to allow oil and gas wastewater discharge The commission recently prohibited such discharges August 12, 2025
New Mexico environment leaders push back at EPA’s proposed climate change rollback State official says rulemaking to reduce emissions will continue ‘regardless of what happens in Washington’ August 1, 2025
Mining companies face ‘complex web’ of regulation for N.M. uranium Lawmakers say tribal input, deregulation concerns remain July 14, 2025
Supreme Court allows Bishop’s Lodge wastewater permit process to proceed Members of Protect Tesuque board members Rusty Day, Clara Dougherty and attorney Tom Hnasko speak with Tesuque Village residents after… July 8, 2025
Advocates: Mount Cristo Rey wall will worsen migrant deaths, erosion, habitat loss Public comment on the federal border project ends July 3 July 3, 2025
Acequias recovering after N.M. disasters, but federal cuts loom A member of a flood-damaged acequia walks past burned trees April 8 during the annual cleaning in the burn scar… July 2, 2025
In with the new: A look at New Mexico laws taking effect July 1 From weed regulation to bicycle road rules and plenty in between July 1, 2025
State environment department adds terms for Los Alamos National Lab radioactive gas release Issue concerns containers containing tritium that require pressure release by 2028 June 11, 2025
U.S. Justice Department argues Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes The two monuments singled out in the opinion were designated by Biden in his final days in office June 11, 2025
New Mexico delegation, radiation victims renew call for compensation June 10, 2025 marks one year since federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expired June 10, 2025
Associated Press New Mexico New Mexico appeals court rejects lawsuit against oil and gas regulators SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico appeals court rejected a lawsuit alleging that the nation’s No. 2 oil-producing… June 3, 2025
Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects There are 694 oil and gas wells with new or active permits within a mile of a school in the… May 29, 2025
Trump’s push for Southwest uranium will face stiff state review New Mexico experts say cultural designation for Mount Taylor unlikely to add extra protection May 22, 2025
