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Decision results in shake-up on New Mexico oil and gas panel

ALBUQUERQUE – A decision by New Mexico oil and gas regulators to ease restrictions on well locations for a Texas-based company operating in one of the nation’s oldest producing basins has re...

DATE: Nov 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nuke dump managers: There was waste near ceiling collapse

ALBUQUERQUE – Operations at the federal government’s nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico resumed Friday as managers acknowledged there was radioactive waste in the area where a p...

DATE: Nov 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico weighs options for reusing oil and gas wastewater

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – With drought a constant consideration for New Mexico, state and federal officials are warning that decisions about water are growing more complicated and opportunities to...

DATE: Nov 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge: New Mexico’s medical pot plant limit is arbitrary

ALBUQUERQUE – In a big win for medical marijuana producers in New Mexico, a district judge says a state-imposed limit on the number of plants they can grow as part of their licensed operatio...

DATE: Nov 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Netflix assembles new U.S. production hub in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Netflix has chosen New Mexico as the site of a new U.S. production hub and is in final negotiations to buy an existing multimillion-dollar studio complex on the edge of the sta...

DATE: Oct 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ranchers, U.S. square off over fencing at national preserve

ALBUQUERQUE – Miles of fencing separating a national preserve from forested grazing pastures in northern New Mexico have been compromised over the years by wildfire, falling trees and herds ...

DATE: Sep 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico ranchers, U.S. square off over fencing at national preserve

ALBUQUERQUE – Miles of fencing separating a national preserve from forested grazing pastures in northern New Mexico have been compromised over the years by wildfire, falling trees and herds ...

DATE: Sep 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Mothers sue over New Mexico’s child care assistance program

ALBUQUERQUE – A group of single mothers and an advocacy group are suing New Mexico, saying the state’s child welfare agency is using vague regulations to deny child care assistance to thousa...

DATE: Sep 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officials shed little light on closure of solar observatory

ALBUQUERQUE – An observatory in the mountains of southern New Mexico that is dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of the sun has found itself at the center of a mystery that is creating a bu...

DATE: Sep 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposal seeks to boost gas well density in New Mexico basin

ALBUQUERQUE – A Houston-based oil and gas company wants New Mexico regulators to double the density of wells allowed in two counties, saying it will result in the capture of more natural gas...

DATE: Sep 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Scouting mission underway along proposed Rio Grande Trail

ALBUQUERQUE – A couple of hikers have embarked on a 500-mile (805-kilometer) expedition that will traverse New Mexico from end to end. The mission: Chart out the best route and id...

DATE: Sep 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Scouting mission begins for proposed Rio Grande Trail

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Hikers have embarked on a 500-mile expedition that will traverse New Mexico. The mission: Chart out the best route and identify what challenges might lay ahead as the sta...

DATE: Sep 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News