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Appeal: New Mexico ignored rules in approval of nuke site work

ALBUQUERQUE – A watchdog group asked the New Mexico Court of Appeals to put the brakes on a key construction project at the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository. The...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Cattle conflicts prompt killing of endangered Mexican wolves

ALBUQUERQUE – The killing of four Mexican gray wolves by U.S. wildlife officials has drawn the ire of environmentalists who say management of the species is undercutting efforts to restore t...

DATE: Apr 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico regulators push ahead as virus disaster declared

ALBUQUERQUE – While federal environmental regulators have waived enforcement on a range of legally mandated public health and environmental protections, New Mexico is marching ahead. ...

DATE: Apr 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

$12.7M dam project aimed at protecting New Mexico village

In one southern New Mexico village, it’s like clockwork – the summer rains come and the floodwaters follow. Federal officials said storm runoff regularly causes significant damage...

DATE: Jan 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Court official: New Mexico’s bail reforms are working

ALBUQUERQUE – Bail reform is working and New Mexico needs to keep moving toward a stronger justice system, a top official with the state’s court system said Monday. Artie Pepin, d...

DATE: Nov 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico panel opts to end recreational cougar trapping

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico regulators have adopted new rules that will prohibit trapping or snaring cougars for sport, marking a small victory for animal protection groups that have been fight...

DATE: Nov 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Fire-ravaged forests get help from pine cone collectors

Seeds collected to plant in scorched areas

DATE: Nov 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lizard protections sought amid U.S. oil boom

ALBUQUERQUE – A small lizard found among the dunes straddling New Mexico and West Texas in one of the nation’s richest oil basins is at the center of a new lawsuit. Environmentali...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. appeals court to decide fight over jaguar habitat

Farmers and ranchers wary of setting aside such a large expanse

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico professor traces chocolate’s ancient path

Discovery a link to Mesoamerica

DATE: Sep 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico moving to crack down on unpaid wage claims

ALBUQUERQUE – A popular New Mexico restaurant was the first business to be targeted Thursday in a state and local push to enforce wage laws. Officials said they were suing Haciend...

DATE: Sep 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Report: New Mexico oil boom to continue

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is expected to keep growing at a record pace, resulting in more revenue for the state and billions of dollars in new infrastructure investment...

DATE: Sep 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News