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New Mexico governor releases $10.9 billion budget proposal, a 7% ...
5 days ago · Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will push the Legislature to boost spending on housing, behavioral health, water protection and child welfare in the upcoming session, according to a proposed $10.9 billion budget her office released Thursday afternoon.. The budget would be the biggest in state history and a 7% increase over the $10.2 billion budget lawmakers enacted earlier this year, which was ...
New Mexico can’t stop Los Alamos’ controversial new power line.
5 days ago · The official in charge of state-owned land in New Mexico signed an executive order Wednesday to protect part of a natural landscape the U.S. government wants to use to power its nuclear weapons program. The order bans mining, large energy transmission lines and major roads on state lands located on ...
New Mexico water board votes to protect 250 miles of river and …
Dec 10, 2024 · New Mexico’s water governing board approved a petition Tuesday to safeguard 250 miles of stream and river segments under the state’s strongest water quality protections. The Water Quality Control Commission voted 10-0 to protect portions of the Rio Grande, Rio Chama, Cimmaron, Pecos and Jemez river watersheds in the northern portion of the state. These […]
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6 days ago · New Mexico can’t stop Los Alamos’ controversial new power line. Will the Biden administration? BY: Austin Fisher - December 11, 2024 The official in charge of state-owned land in New Mexico signed an executive order Wednesday to protect part of a natural landscape the U.S. government wants to use to power its nuclear weapons program.
New Mexico economist: Don’t expect huge jump in oil production, …
5 days ago · Even if President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his promise to increase domestic oil production by slashing regulations and boosting new leases on federal land, a New Mexico state economist says that won’t necessarily mean a huge increase in production here.
New Mexico reports more than $2B in revenue for the third year in …
Dec 5, 2024 · Oil and gas revenue earned New Mexico more than $2.5 billion last fiscal year, state officials announced Thursday. It was the third straight year the state broke the $2 billion threshold from its land, and its second-biggest windfall of that type ever. With record production, New Mexico has risen to become the second-highest producer of […]
Mediation starts in Rio Grande legal fight among New Mexico, …
Dec 10, 2024 · A new chapter in the decade-long lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court over Rio Grande water is set to begin. After a close, 5-4 ruling from the Supreme Court dashed a proposed deal to end the litigation, the federal government and states of Colorado, New Mexico and Texas have been ordered back to mediation, which begins Tuesday in Washington D.C.. In addition to the parties, there will be ...
New Mexico governor, advocates call for increased funding on …
Dec 4, 2024 · All 108,000 miles of river in New Mexico were deemed the nation’s most endangered earlier this year, as the impacts from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling changed overnight which wetlands federal law protects.. Shrinking water supplies heighten the threat of pollution, said Tricia Snyder, the rivers and water director for nonprofit NM Wild.
New Mexico water wrap-up for 2023 • Source New Mexico
Dec 29, 2023 · Rural waters. Source NM covered watersheds wide and far, in all four corners of the state.. Reporter Megan Gleason examined the agreement to change how Gallup dumps treated wastewater into the Rio Puerco between the state environmental agency and the city. New Mexico also will receive the final settlement dollars for the toxic spill from the Gold King mine. ...