Technology

What’s Promised versus What You’re Living: New Mexico’s Community Solar is Still Years Behind

A 2021 University of New Mexico study promised over $400,000 in gains from community solar projects. Five years on, most projects remain stalled, exposing gaps between policy ambition and on-the-ground delivery.

New Mexico’s Digital Future is On Hold: State set to receive $293M Federal Broadband Funding, But Delays in Washington Stall Rollout

A $293-million broadband fund for New Mexico remains stuck in federal limbo, delaying key projects for schools, rural areas, and public services.

New Mexico Hits 50% Clean Energy—Six Years Early, Leading America’s Clean Energy Boom

New Mexico’s clean energy boom accelerates ahead of schedule, but federal policy shifts and stalled manufacturing projects pose new challenges.

New Mexico is Racing to Dominate the Trillion-Dollar Quantum Computing Industry. And Why it Matters.

New Mexico is positioning itself as a national quantum computing hub, banking on research institutions, state incentives, and a growing tech ecosystem to capture a share of a projected $1-trillion industry.

New Mexico is Going All-In on Fusion Energy, With a $1 Billion Research Hub Set to Rise in the Desert Outside Albuquerque

New Mexico is investing heavily in fusion energy and defense startups, hoping a $1-billion research hub near Albuquerque will drive innovation and economic growth.

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Oracle Offers to Scrap $155M Project Jupiter Power Plan After New Mexico County Commissioners Object

Oracle’s proposal to deliver at least $155 million in...

Fentanyl Deaths are Ravaging New Mexico, But This Clinic is Giving People a Second Chance at Life

As Bernalillo County declares an emergency over fatal fentanyl overdoses, the University of New Mexico’s ASAP clinic is helping patients pursue recovery through outpatient treatment, community support and stories of hope.

Wrong-Way Crash Kills Four on Interstate 40, NMSP Confirms

Authorities reported a deadly wrong-way crash on Interstate 40 after a commercial truck crossed the median and hit two vehicles on Sunday.

NMDOJ’s Operation Midnight Harvest Leads to 10 Arrests 

The New Mexico Department of Justice announced the arrests of 10 men accused of trying to meet children they contacted during a sting operation in the Albuquerque metro area from October 15 to 17.

Ancient Pollen Reveals Early New Mexicans Lived Through Climate Change at White Sands 23,000 Years Ago

Ancient pollen from White Sands National Park in New Mexico reveals how early humans may have witnessed dramatic climate change more than 20,000 years ago, as rising temperatures shrank a large lake and transformed conifer forests into oak woodlands and sagebrush.