Comments sought on SunZia transmission project
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is accepting comments on proposed amendments to the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project that will...
Hannah Grover
Deputy Interior Secretary discusses water infrastructure during visit to Belen
The New Belen Wasteway is an example of how infrastructure funding can accomplish the shared goals of resiliency and protecting...
Study finds high share of methane emissions from low-producing oil and gas well sites
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency develops policies for methane emissions from oil and gas production, environmental advocacy groups have...
A NM facility that grows seedlings for reforestation had to evacuate due to wildfire
As fires char tens of thousands of acres of land in New Mexico, the very place tasked with growing seedlings...
Computer modeling can help prescribed burn decisions
Prescribed burns can be a key weapon in preventing catastrophic wildfire, but finding the right window to burn can be...
Albuquerque’s air quality has worsened, according to new State of the Air report
Albuquerque has some of the worst air pollution in the country, according to the State of the Air Report released...
Federal appeals court rejects ranchers’ bid to overturn critical habitat designation for endangered mouse
A federal appeals court rejected two cattle groups’ arguments that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service inadequately evaluated the economic...
State board adopts rules regulating emissions from oil, natural gas relating to ozone
After a lengthy discussion, the Environmental Improvement Board adopted ozone precursor rules on Wednesday evening. The weeks-long hearing involved in...
Game Commission recommends delisting of Gould’s turkey
The New Mexico Game Commission has recommended delisting the Gould’s turkey following a unanimous vote during Monday’s meeting in Santa...
When oil and gas wells stop producing, environmental impacts remain
Throughout New Mexico, there are thousands of oil and gas wells that have not produced in years but remain unplugged....
