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Parties pledge new thinking to solve interstate water fight

ALBUQUERQUE – Farmers in southern New Mexico, water policy experts, lawyers and others are all working behind the scenes to craft possible solutions that could help to end a lengthy battle w...

DATE: Nov 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Environmentalists target methane emissions in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in New Mexico are higher than what state and federal regulators have measured and the failure to capture the pollution is ...

DATE: Nov 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico regulators report drop in methane emissions

ALBUQUERQUE – Methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in New Mexico have dropped by more than 50 percent over the past year thanks to advances in technology and changes in the ...

DATE: Nov 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Federal judge sides with New Mexico ranchers in water case

ALBUQUERQUE – A U.S. court has sided with a New Mexico ranching family in a decades-long battle over access to water on national forest land, providing more certainty that state law allows f...

DATE: Nov 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. regulators report drop in methane emissions

ALBUQUERQUE – Methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in New Mexico have dropped by more than 50 percent over the past year thanks to advances in technology and changes in the ...

DATE: Nov 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico utility seeks electricity options other than coal

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest electric provider on Monday put out a request for proposals for hundreds of megawatts of power to fill a future void as the utility plans ahead for weaning...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hispanic ranchers dealt blow in lengthy battle over grazing

ALBUQUERQUE – A group of Hispanic ranchers has been dealt a blow in their years-long feud with the federal government over grazing rights on land in New Mexico that has been used by their fa...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico regulators move ahead with clean energy proposal

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico regulatory panel on Wednesday narrowly cleared the way for more discussion on a proposed clean energy standard that supporters say would protect utility customers ...

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico oil producers concerned about permit backlog

ALBUQUERQUE – The cost of drilling for oil and natural gas on public and tribal land went up slightly nationwide, thanks to a fee hike that took effect over the weekend. But New Mexico produ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico district attorneys push for changes to bail rules

ALBUQUERQUE – Top prosecutors from judicial districts across New Mexico said Thursday the rules adopted by the state Supreme Court for overhauling the bail and pretrial detention system have...

DATE: Sep 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Citing new discoveries, archaeologists say Chaco region needs more protections

ALBUQUERQUE – Archaeologists, professors and other researchers on Friday called for more protections of an expansive area surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park, saying increased...

DATE: Sep 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Endangered Mexican wolf killed following livestock attacks

ALBUQUERQUE – An endangered Mexican gray wolf has been killed by federal employees after a Native American tribe requested the animal be removed from the wild in the wake of a string of catt...

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News