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In the year following the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, communities and residents impacted by the blaze have sought funding to pay for the damages. Both state and local agencies are working to help communities and individuals. Representatives from both the state and federal government updated the interim Legislative Finance Committee about those efforts during a […]
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation broke ground on Tuesday on the next phase of a pipeline project that will take water from Ute Lake to communities in eastern New Mexico, including Portales and Clovis. This requires about 120 miles of pipeline as well as other infrastructure such as pump stations and a water treatment plant. […]
Radioactive fallout from the Trinity Test site covered virtually all of New Mexico and reached as far away as Canada, according to new evidence. But the people who lived closest to the site, and have suffered the health consequences such as cancer, have not received any compensation from the federal government. The new evidence, along […]
Wildlife advocates say proposed rules regarding how many bears and cougars can be killed by hunters are too high and will lead to overkilling of the carnivores. Animal Protection New Mexico and the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club are urging the public to attend the New Mexico Game Commission meeting on Aug. 25 […]
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez is seeking to compensate oil and gas workers and their families for health conditions associated with living and working in the fossil fuel industry. Vasquez, a Democrat from New Mexico, announced the new legislation during a meeting with members of Somos Un Pueblo Unido, an immigrants rights group, in Hobbs.. Supporters […]