Data center company STACK Infrastructure is giving $50,000 to the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico for flood recovery in Doña Ana County, after helping protect local water and wastewater systems, the company said.
New Mexico awarded $17.3 million to four projects exploring underground heat for geothermal power, with results expected by mid-2027, Source NM reports.
The New Mexico Department of Wildlife wants to know how much dirt bikers, overlanders and ATV riders spend on gas, gear, food and lodging in rural communities, data it says could help keep backcountry access open.
Aging farmers in southern New Mexico's Hatch Valley, whose families have tilled the same ground for generations, fear they may be the last in their bloodlines to do so after drought, diseased plants and a catastrophic September flood, Searchlight New Mexico reports.
The U.S. Department of the Interior has canceled routine maintenance and programming contracts for national parks nationwide, including several sites in New Mexico, saying the deals ran counter to the priorities of the current administration, Source NM reports.
According to KOB 4, the New Mexico Department of Transportation implemented the road closure on State Road 309 at the river bridge as a precautionary measure while crews examine the area.
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