New Mexico is investing more than $17 million in four geothermal energy projects to identify promising underground heat sources, with results expected by June 2027. State officials say existing oil and gas workers, drilling equipment and growing private-sector interest could accelerate the development of geothermal power.

African antelopes introduced to New Mexico for hunting could find suitable habitat across much of the American West by 2100 as climate change expands their range, raising concerns about competition with cattle, native wildlife and plant communities.