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New Mexico Environment Department Secretary James Kenney appointed retired federal judge James Browning on Friday as the new hearing officer to preside over the crucial air quality permit application for the data center known as Project Jupiter.

As former Hurricane Polo weakened over northwestern Mexico on Tuesday evening, the storm's remnants battered the U.S. Southwest, flooding roadways and forcing residents in small New Mexico towns to evacuate over concerns about a dam failing.

Following persistent rainfall, much of New Mexico remains under a flash flood watch this evening, with several active warning statements around the state.

A recent study has found significant levels of air pollution, including radon, in the Permian Basin region of Eastern New Mexico and West Texas.

The two-week trial centered on accusations that Facebook deceived users about a data breach stemming from a third-party personality quiz that harvested data from roughly 87 million profiles and sold it to a political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, to generate targeted ads.

Oracle Corp., the technology company set to be the largest tenant of the Project Jupiter data center in Doña Ana County, has sent the center’s developer a “force majeure” notice.

An unusual surge of rainfall across New Mexico marked the first days of fall, triggering heavy flooding statewide.

A task force studying the impact of screens in classrooms on Tuesday recommended New Mexico education officials consider issuing guidelines that would eliminate screen time for students from kindergarten through second grade.

A bipartisan committee of the New Mexico Legislature on Wednesday warned that two developments in the federal government’s nuclear administration — the rollback of safety requirements and the obstruction of independent safety oversight — have created an “urgent threat” to workers, communities and national security.