Tag: climate change

As Albuquerque’s Rail Yards Market opens for the season, local farmers say soaring fuel costs and worsening drought conditions are threatening their livelihoods. Some growers are raising prices to survive, while others absorb losses to keep produce affordable. Community-supported programs at the market are helping small farms weather mounting economic and climate pressures.

A snowpack collapse in New Mexico is pushing the Rio Grande toward another dry summer, with reservoirs critically low and flows at risk across key stretches.

An unusually early heat wave sweeping New Mexico is raising alarms as health officials warn that children, older adults, outdoor workers, and those with chronic illnesses face the highest risk, exposing gaps in preparedness and protection.

New Mexico is experiencing a historic March heat wave, with temperatures soaring into the 90s while snowpack levels plunge to record lows. Experts warn this convergence threatens water supplies, agriculture, and ecosystems across the Southwest, underscoring the urgent need for climate adaptation.

The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions says 2,800 workers have completed training for climate-ready and infrastructure careers, surpassing earlier targets as the state prepares for a surge in clean energy and public works projects.

New Mexico Environment Secretary James Kenney denounced the US Environmental Protection Agency’s repeal of its 2009 endangerment finding, calling it a blow to science-based climate policy.

Blue Pony Energy is investing $1.6 billion to build a low-carbon fuels facility in Lovington, New Mexico, creating jobs and supporting the state’s clean energy goals. The project highlights how New Mexico is balancing economic growth with its push to cut emissions and reach net-zero by 2050.

More than 300 high school students from 33 schools across New Mexico are competing in the seventh annual Governor’s STEM Challenge, developing science- and technology-based solutions to help communities prepare for and recover from climate-related disasters.

A proposal to lock New Mexico’s climate targets into law moves forward in the state legislature, pitting economic fears from oil and gas interests against calls for urgent action on pollution and public health.

Long dismissed as wastelands, India’s grasslands may be among its oldest ecosystems. A new study using centuries-old stories and poems explains why mislabeling savannas could undermine climate and conservation efforts.