Environment

Unanswered questions: New Mexico looks to fossil fuel byproduct to ease pressure on freshwater supplies

Unanswered questions: New Mexico looks to fossil fuel byproduct to ease pressure on freshwater supplies

Mario Atencio’s family never received a notification that 1,100 barrels of produced water—a byproduct of oil and gas extraction—had spilled on their allotment in February 2019 near Counselor, New Mexico in the Eastern Agency of the Navajo Nation, near Chaco Culture National Historical Park. It wasn’t until later that the…

July 2, 2024

Searching for solutions: In New Mexico, researchers seek to make brackish water a viable supply

Searching for solutions: In New Mexico, researchers seek to make brackish water a viable supply

July 1, 2024

Following Sackett, questions remain about what waters are protected

Following Sackett, questions remain about what waters are protected

June 30, 2024

Supreme Court upends environmental and reproductive rights protections

Supreme Court upends environmental and reproductive rights protections

June 29, 2024

New Mexico joins nation-wide challenge to protect and restore water resources

New Mexico joins nation-wide challenge to protect and restore water resources

June 28, 2024

PRC rejects legislators’ requests to reconsider PNM solar, battery projects

PRC rejects legislators’ requests to reconsider PNM solar, battery projects

June 28, 2024

SCOTUS presses pause on implementation of EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan

SCOTUS presses pause on implementation of EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan

June 28, 2024

Environmental advocates push for increased oil and gas bonding rates

Environmental advocates push for increased oil and gas bonding rates

June 25, 2024

SCOTUS rejects proposed resolution to Rio Grande water dispute

SCOTUS rejects proposed resolution to Rio Grande water dispute

June 21, 2024

FWS says two Rio Grande fish do not warrant listing under Endangered Species Act

FWS says two Rio Grande fish do not warrant listing under Endangered Species Act

June 21, 2024

Want to know what Albuquerque’s climate might be like in 2080? Head to Roswell

Want to know what Albuquerque’s climate might be like in 2080? Head to Roswell

June 21, 2024

Biden approves major disaster declaration for areas impacted by South Fork and Salt fires

Biden approves major disaster declaration for areas impacted by South Fork and Salt fires

June 20, 2024

PNM seeks rate increase

June 18, 2024

DOE announces funding to help bring technologies to market

June 18, 2024

LANL plans to release highly radioactive tritium to prevent explosions. Will it just release danger in the air?

LANL plans to release highly radioactive tritium to prevent explosions. Will it just release danger in the air?

June 13, 2024

Program administrator outlines how waitlisted community solar projects will be selected

June 12, 2024

Community organizations propose providing naturalized immigrants with public lands passes

Community organizations propose providing naturalized immigrants with public lands passes

June 7, 2024

Luján criticizes House Speaker for not taking action to expand RECA

Luján criticizes House Speaker for not taking action to expand RECA

June 7, 2024

Mountain View residents allege City of Albuquerque has violated their civil rights

Mountain View residents allege City of Albuquerque has violated their civil rights

June 6, 2024

What ‘aggressive’ well-plugging Texas can teach oil-producing states like New Mexico

What ‘aggressive’ well-plugging Texas can teach oil-producing states like New Mexico

June 4, 2024

New study indicates a rare New Mexico fish may actually be two different species

New study indicates a rare New Mexico fish may actually be two different species

June 3, 2024

Advocates allege Fish and Wildlife Service isn’t protecting an endangered mouse from grazing

Advocates allege Fish and Wildlife Service isn’t protecting an endangered mouse from grazing

June 2, 2024

BLM acquires 3,700 acres of land bordering Rio Grande del Norte

BLM acquires 3,700 acres of land bordering Rio Grande del Norte

June 2, 2024

PRC approves PNM battery, solar projects

PRC approves PNM battery, solar projects

May 31, 2024

BLM announces criteria for lands that the government might purchase

BLM announces criteria for lands that the government might purchase

May 29, 2024

EPA announces $18.9M in funding to address PFAS contamination in New Mexico

EPA announces $18.9M in funding to address PFAS contamination in New Mexico

May 24, 2024

Environmental historian reflects on the legacies of Aldo Leopold and the Gila Wilderness

Environmental historian reflects on the legacies of Aldo Leopold and the Gila Wilderness

May 22, 2024

A rare NM lizard is now listed as endangered

May 18, 2024

Interior announces $520 million of funding for water projects

Interior announces $520 million of funding for water projects

May 17, 2024

Survivors, advocates plead for Speaker to allow RECA expansion vote

Survivors, advocates plead for Speaker to allow RECA expansion vote

May 17, 2024

Construction halted on El Vado Reservoir

Construction halted on El Vado Reservoir

May 16, 2024

NM Supreme Court rejects PRC’s ruling on Efficient Use of Energy Act

NM Supreme Court rejects PRC’s ruling on Efficient Use of Energy Act

May 14, 2024

Water Quality Control Commission kicks off produced water hearing

Water Quality Control Commission kicks off produced water hearing

May 14, 2024

Haaland announces $60 million in federal funds for the Lower Rio Grande

Haaland announces $60 million in federal funds for the Lower Rio Grande

May 11, 2024

‘How do you approve an underground toxic waste dump without telling nobody?’

‘How do you approve an underground toxic waste dump without telling nobody?’

May 10, 2024

Hamman to retire as state engineer

Hamman to retire as state engineer

May 9, 2024

Report: Inflation Reduction Act has led to more than 100,000 new jobs

Report: Inflation Reduction Act has led to more than 100,000 new jobs

May 8, 2024

Heinrich celebrates protections of sacred lands in Sandoval County

Heinrich celebrates protections of sacred lands in Sandoval County

May 7, 2024

Out of the ashes: Crews work to improve habitat for Gila trout

Out of the ashes: Crews work to improve habitat for Gila trout

May 6, 2024

Federal agencies release operating plans for Rio Grande and Pecos River

Federal agencies release operating plans for Rio Grande and Pecos River

May 1, 2024

How Albuquerque’s climate progress stacks up against other cities

How Albuquerque’s climate progress stacks up against other cities

May 1, 2024

NMED reaches record-high million settlement in gas flaring case

NMED reaches record-high million settlement in gas flaring case

April 30, 2024

Granholm says Inflation Reduction Act expanded manufacturing in America, New Mexico

Granholm says Inflation Reduction Act expanded manufacturing in America, New Mexico

April 27, 2024

Nuclear Watch New Mexico calls for comprehensive plutonium cleanup at LANL

Nuclear Watch New Mexico calls for comprehensive plutonium cleanup at LANL

April 26, 2024

Fish and Wildlife Service faces new deadline to finalize protections for a NM chipmunk

Fish and Wildlife Service faces new deadline to finalize protections for a NM chipmunk

April 26, 2024

Ozone pollution continues to plague New Mexico

Ozone pollution continues to plague New Mexico

April 25, 2024

NM receives $156M to boost access to solar

April 23, 2024

Two PFAS chemicals designated hazardous substances under Superfund law

Two PFAS chemicals designated hazardous substances under Superfund law

April 22, 2024

BLM finalizes controversial public lands rule

BLM finalizes controversial public lands rule

April 18, 2024

Haaland signs order protecting sacred lands near Placitas

Haaland signs order protecting sacred lands near Placitas

April 18, 2024

Sandia researchers look at ways to store hydrogen underground

Sandia researchers look at ways to store hydrogen underground

April 17, 2024

American Rivers ranks waters in New Mexico as the most endangered in the country

American Rivers ranks waters in New Mexico as the most endangered in the country

April 17, 2024

Economic Development Department announces Energy Transition Act funding awards

Economic Development Department announces Energy Transition Act funding awards

April 14, 2024

BLM increases what companies must pay to extract oil and gas

BLM increases what companies must pay to extract oil and gas

April 13, 2024

Court hears arguments in oil and gas pollution case

Court hears arguments in oil and gas pollution case

April 13, 2024

Feds announce final renewable energy rule for public lands

April 12, 2024

Heinrich co-sponsors legislation to address PFAS in private wells

April 12, 2024

EPA announces new drinking water standards for PFAS chemicals

EPA announces new drinking water standards for PFAS chemicals

April 11, 2024

Panel discussion marks two-year anniversary of the Hermits Peak Fire

Panel discussion marks two-year anniversary of the Hermits Peak Fire

April 10, 2024

Could business rooftops increase access to solar energy in low-income neighborhoods?

Could business rooftops increase access to solar energy in low-income neighborhoods?

April 9, 2024

Victims of the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire seek to hold federal government accountable

Victims of the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire seek to hold federal government accountable

April 9, 2024

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