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The new rule by the Bureau of Land Management will protect land considered sacred by Pueblos — and used by wildlife — from development by gravel miners.
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The first ever Earth Day in the U.S. took place on April 22, 1970. Fast forward to 2024, with the help of many sponsors and a man with a “green” heart, Albuquerque is hosting the first statewide Earth Day Festival.
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A new, one-of-a-kind law took effect in New Mexico two years ago that did away with behavioral health co-pays for people in certain insurance plans. A new study on the law says results so far are mixed.
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Last summer, the U.S. Supreme Court slashed protections of many waterways and wetlands. Their decision left water advocates and experts alarmed over the potential impact on New Mexico’s streams and rivers. On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll discuss a new report labeling the state’s rivers as particularly vulnerable.
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Despite 10 years of federal oversight, Albuquerque police are killing more people than ever.
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A judge heard arguments on Friday on whether a high-profile environmental lawsuit brought on by the Center of Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians and several frontline Native American communities should go to trial.
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A recent study named New Mexico the top state in the country at risk of harm by private equity and points to health care in the state as especially vulnerable to potentially predatory actions.
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Former New Mexico State Auditor Brian Colón's law firm is one of two firms suing the federal government for damages in a mass tort case in the wake of the 2022 Calf Canyon/Hermit's Peak fire that began as prescribed burns by the U.S. Forest Service
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Navajo Nation citizens have spent decades in need of new and improved housing across their reservation. In response, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren is working with ZenniHome in a public-private partnership to bring sustainable and affordable factory-made housing to its citizens.
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People who interact with courts in New Mexico will now be able to note which pronouns and salutations they use, including some gender-neutral terms. Additionally, the New Mexico Supreme Court Tuesday ordered courts in the state to use what is listed to ensure all parties and attorneys are “treated with dignity, respect, and equality under the law.”
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New Mexico and Arizona have more than 650 abandoned uranium mines, and contamination has affected water supplies.
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A New Mexico judge is set to hear motions by the state to dismiss a historic, and first-of-its-kind constitutional lawsuit that aims to curb oil and gas leases.