Environment
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USFS says fall, winter prescribed burns are extinguished
By Hannah Grover The U.S. Forest Service’s Carson National Forest announced this week that the prescribed fires lit over the fall and winter from October…
Estancia residents asked to conserve water amid well issues
By Hannah Grover The Town of Estancia is asking residents to conserve water because the well is not producing enough to meet demands. Estancia posted…
Here’s what happened to national monuments under Trump’s last administration
By Hannah Grover About eight years ago, I joined reporters at a small municipal airport in southeast Utah waiting for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to…
Two NM metropolitan areas rank in the top 25 most polluted
By Hannah Grover Major cities in New Mexico continue to struggle with ozone levels. Both the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos metropolitan statistical area and the El…
Years in the making, work begins on Navajo-Gallup water treatment plant
By Hannah Grover The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation broke ground this week on a water treatment plant that is a key component of the Navajo-Gallup…
Proposed Endangered Species Act regulations changes would impact NM wildlife
By Hannah Grover Wildlife advocates say proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act regulations could harm New Mexico’s wildlife by allowing industries to destroy habitats.…
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OTHER NEWS
Haaland criticizes Trump budget cuts during campaign visit in Tijeras
By Hannah Grover Deb Haaland, a former Interior secretary and one of the Democratic Party candidates for governor, targeted actions taken by President Donald Trump’s…
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Vasquez rallies to save Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument from proposed GOP sell-off
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Thousands of New Mexicans turn out in cities big and small for ‘No Kings’ protests
This story was originally published at nm.news, New Mexico’s online hub for politics, policy and local news. More than 20 New Mexico communities large and…