Environment
Coverage of the environment and conservation
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New Mexico’s PFAS claim against Air Force base advances as federal bellwether case
A federal judge last week opened the door to New Mexico’s pursuit of its ongoing civil case against Cannon Air Force Base for environmental and…
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…
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OTHER NEWS
New Mexico delegation condemns “Big, Ugly Bill”
By Jesse Jones New Mexico representatives denounced a new federal bill as a “big, ugly abomination” that slashes healthcare, food, and education aid while handing…
Gov. Luján Grisham prepared to call special session to fight Trump bill impacts
President Trump is getting his “big, beautiful bill” and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she is prepared to “fight like hell” to protect New Mexico…
Automatic voter registration begins in New Mexico
Eligible New Mexico voters will now be automatically registered to vote when they complete a driver’s transaction with the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD). This new…
Landmark New Mexico oil pollution lawsuit appealed to state Supreme Court
A coalition of Indigenous, frontline, youth and environmental organizations, alongside community members, appealed to the New Mexico Supreme Court Tuesday to hear their landmark lawsuit,…