climate change

Julia Bernal called for an end to business as usual and criticized some new energy technologies.

For three days, stakeholders with the automotive industry and the state have been making their case to the state Environmental Improvement Board and the Albuquerque-Bernalillo Air Quality Control Board as to why New Mexico is or isn’t ready for a serious transition to EVs.

The National Climate Assessment, which comes out every five years, finds fires are expected to get hotter, more destructive and more widespread.

Temperatures are soaring in the Southwest this week –– with highs reaching close to historical records here in New Mexico. The heat has researchers worried about birds and their health as climate change diminishes food and water supplies for native and migratory species.

Federal officials are set to use an insecticide that’s toxic to fish and insects over 25,000 acres of land in the Rio Chama watershed to kill native grasshoppers.

‘Asha,’ a well-known Mexican gray wolf named after schoolchildren, has now been returned to the wild in Arizona after its controversial capture back in January. The release has reignited debates among environmentalists, conservationists, and geneticists about where these wolves are allowed to roam.

Our warming atmosphere is giving us stronger storms, hotter summers and winters with an unpredictable snowpack that is shifting growing seasons and putting water supplies at risk. You may have noticed changes in your home garden, while farmers across the state are adapting to protect their livelihoods, generations-old lifeways, and our food supply.

A new report shows New Mexico’s air quality is getting worse –– especially near the oil-rich Permian Basin.

Northern New Mexico’s Rio Gallinas is now among one of the most endangered rivers in the U.S. The river faces numerous threats: drought, reduced snowpack, and the fallout from the Calf Canyon/Hermit’s Peak Fire.

Many climate scientists and researchers point to meaningful legislative action as the most effective path forward to both mitigate and adapt to a changing climate. New Mexico’s past legislative session had climate groups feeling hopeful –– but a series of line-item vetoes from Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham left them disappointed.