A deal between Arizona Public Service and the Navajo Transitional Energy Co. could keep the Four Corners coal plant in northwestern New Mexico running until 2038, seven years past its planned 2031 closure, The Arizona Republic reported.
Residents near the New Mexico-Colorado border were jolted by a pipeline explosion on the afternoon of Oct. 6 that shook the ground, knocked out electricity and sent a towering column of flames into the sky, the Durango Herald reports.
Residents raised concerns about noise, blasting, water use and lasting impacts during a public hearing on plans to reopen the long-idle Copper Flat Mine, while the company and supporters pointed to potential jobs, Searchlight New Mexico reports.
New Mexico has introduced Yucky the Yucca, a prickly cartoon mascot urging residents to stop littering and join community cleanups, as part of the state's Breaking Bad Habits campaign.
New Mexico’s abandoned oil wells are piling up faster than the state can plug them — and clean-up costs have soared more than 700 percent. A new IEEFA report warns the number of potentially orphaned wells could quadruple by 2030, leaving taxpayers facing a liability of up to $1.6 billion.
Five national health and Hispanic advocacy groups are pressing Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to widen Medicaid coverage of GLP-1 obesity drugs, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports.
New Medicaid rules have caused thousands of immigrants to lose their coverage, but they’re not the only ones affected. Did you know that other New Mexico residents could also lose coverage under the recent changes? Our team breaks down the facts to help you understand what’s changing and how to prepare for the new requirements.
Drought has left New Mexico’s bears short on natural food, causing them to wander into neighborhoods in search of easy meals. With bear reports climbing and a record 307 bears killed this year, wildlife officials say keeping bears from getting used to human food is key to keeping them alive.
New Mexico confirmed a New World screwworm case in an Otero County beef cow, and officials say cooler weather will not end the risk, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture said in a news release.
