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Susan Montoya Bryan
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Tribes, senators seek buffer around Chaco Canyon

ALBUQUERQUE – A swath of northwestern New Mexico’s oil and gas country would be off limits to drilling under proposed federal legislation that seeks to make permanent a buffer zone that has ...

DATE: May 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bill seeks park status for New Mexico’s stunning white dunes

Supporters seek economic benefit from increased visitation

DATE: May 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

U.S. to decide best site option for nuclear weapons production

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The federal agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile is expected this week to release a report on the best site option for the United States as it look...

DATE: May 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bill seeks park status for New Mexico’s stunning white dunes

A vast expanse of shifting white sand dunes in southern New Mexico would be elevated from a national monument to a national park under legislation proposed Friday by one of the state’s senat...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

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