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New Mexico governor: Senator should ‘do the right thing’

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Tuesday no one is above the law and that she and the rest of the state’s residents believe elected officials should be held to a higher...

DATE: Jul 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Groups appeal ruling over Santa Fe forest thinning plans

ALBUQUERQUE – Environmentalists went back to court Monday in hopes of putting the brakes on plans to thin thousands of forested acres in the mountains bordering Santa Fe. Wild Wat...

DATE: Jul 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Groups appeal ruling over Santa Fe forest thinning project

ALBUQUERQUE – Environmentalists went back to court Monday in hopes of putting the brakes on plans to thin thousands of forested acres in the mountains bordering Santa Fe. Wild Wat...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico utility charts closure for coal-fired power plant

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest electric utility Monday submitted to state regulators its plan for shutting down the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station, replacing the lost power and p...

DATE: Jul 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Methane rules up for debate as drilling booms in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants New Mexico to craft its own rules to curb methane emissions from oil and gas development as the rollback of federal regulations remains tangle...

DATE: Jun 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Pup fostering gives genetic boost to wild Mexican wolves

ALBUQUERQUE – It’s a carefully planned mission that involves coordination across state lines – from Mexican gray wolf dens hidden deep in the woods of New Mexico and Arizona to breeding faci...

DATE: Jun 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor says no to high-level nuclear waste

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s governor said Friday she’s opposed to plans by a New Jersey-based company to build a multibillion-dollar facility in her state to temporarily store spent nuclear f...

DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. land managers shift position on Chaco protection bill

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. land managers are open to legislation that would limit federal leases for oil and natural gas development near a national park in New Mexico held sacred by Native American...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wet winter bounty helps to erase drought in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The snow is melting, New Mexico’s rivers are flowing and the clouds are building more regularly, bringing with them much needed doses of rain as the arid state tries to shake w...

DATE: Jun 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawsuit claims oil boom imperils national park in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Environmentalists say U.S. land managers violated environmental laws and their own regulations when issuing dozens of leases to drill in one of the nation’s busiest oilfields. ...

DATE: Jun 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. officials to put off oil leases near Chaco Culture National Historical Park

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has agreed to put off oil and gas leasing for a year on land that Native Americans consider sacred surrounding Chaco Culture National Hi...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. officials to put off oil leases near sacred tribal land