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Storage plan for spent fuel adds to U.S. nuclear debate

ALBUQUERQUE – A plan to temporarily store tons of spent fuel from U.S. commercial nuclear reactors in New Mexico is drawing fire from critics who say the federal government needs to consider...

DATE: May 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation marks 150th anniversary of return to homeland

ALBUQUERQUE – A long-lost original copy of a historic treaty signed in 1868 by leaders of one of the nation’s largest American Indian tribes and the U.S. government will go on display later ...

DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Judge dismisses historic preservation claim in drilling case

Environmentalists object to activity around Chaco

DATE: Apr 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Marijuana debate stirs up governor’s race in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Apodaca on Thursday called for the expansion of New Mexico’s medical marijuana program and for legalization of recreational use, saying ...

DATE: Apr 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bat key to tequila trade gets off U.S. endangered species list

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Wildlife managers in the American Southwest say a once-rare bat important to the pollination of plants used to produce tequila has made a comeback and is being removed fr...

DATE: Apr 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Minnow rescues under way as portions of Rio Grande dry up

ALBUQUERQUE – Federal water managers will be facing difficult decisions as the worsening drought is significantly affecting flows on one of the country’s longest river systems and prompting ...

DATE: Apr 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

New Mexico to consider approval for $2B transmission project

ALBUQUERQUE – Developers of a $2 billion project that will serve as a path to get renewable energy from New Mexico and Arizona to large markets in the American Southwest are looking to clear...

DATE: Apr 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Drought expands across the Southwest

ALBUQUERQUE – Drought is tightening its grip across a wide swath of the American Southwest as farmers, ranchers and water managers throughout the region brace for what’s expected to be more ...

DATE: Mar 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

20 years later, Mexican wolf program frustrates all sides

ALBUQUERQUE – On the edge of the Mogollon Rim in eastern Arizona, snow covered the ground and blizzard conditions were setting in as biologists prepared to open the gates to a trio of pens, ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

New Mexico officials: Be prepared for a severe fire season

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico is dry, the spring winds are already in full force and there’s plenty of grass that’s ready to burn, resulting in what authorities said Tuesday is the perfect recipe...

DATE: Mar 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News