Tag: New Mexico
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change as...
Mayes, 21 other attorneys general oppose 3M settlement over water systems contamination with ‘forever chemicals’
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Twenty-two attorneys general, including Kris Mayes, urged a federal court Wednesday to reject a proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of U.S. public drinking water...
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Oil and gas withdrawal stirs debate over economic costs for Native American tribe
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some Republican members of Congress on Thursday denounced the Biden administration’s recent move to withdraw hundreds of square miles of federal land in New Mexico from...
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Interior Department official with key role in Colorado River talks is stepping down
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Interior Department official who has had a key role in negotiations over the shrinking Colorado River plans to step down from the job next week....
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Across Southwest, residents in desert cities like Phoenix are experiencing extreme heat wave
PHOENIX (AP) — Even Southwestern desert residents accustomed to scorching summers are feeling the grip of an extreme heat wave smacking Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Southern California this week...
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Experts say extreme heat takes toll on mind and body
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Southwestern U.S. is bracing for another week of blistering temperatures, with forecasters on Monday extending an excessive heat warning through the weekend for Arizona’s most...
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County mired in frivolous lawsuits, sketchy hire
Most of us have been working people all our lives. Our financial decisions are guided by common sense and good judgment – that’s what we expect from our elected officials,...
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Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation on Thursday in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. States that draw water from the river...
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Officials break up Guatemalan family smuggling ring in 3-state operation, 6 arrested
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal authorities have arrested six people for their alleged roles in a human smuggling ring that brought migrants from Guatemala to the United States, the U.S....
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Feds announce start of public process to reshape key rules on Colorado River water use by 2027
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A public process started Thursday to reshape the way Colorado River water is distributed, with federal officials promising to collect comments about updating and enacting rules...
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Protest derails planned celebration of 20-year ban on oil drilling
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was supposed to be a homecoming of sorts for U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, after her agency spent many months hosting public meetings and talking...