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The workforce shortage in New Mexico has been a growing issue as the state recovers from the pandemic. That includes skilled trades like electricians. A new program focuses on helping high school students get into that field and build the workforce.

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.

Potentially damaging winds are forecast across central and northern New Mexico today and tomorrow. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a High Wind Warning from 11 p.m. Monday until 11 p.m. Tuesday, with a risk of downed trees and difficult travel. The Public Service Co. of New Mexico (PNM) is warning customers to take care around compromised power lines.

There have already been more than 350 scam calls reported this year, with businesses and residential customers both being targeted.

The Public Service Company of New Mexico, or PNM, is offering support for customers unable to pay their energy bills on time during the summer heatwave. The company also said it hit two record-setting system peaks in July.

The New Mexico Legislature made changes this year to the state’s Energy Transition Act in an effort to speed up funding and job training opportunities for former employees of the San Juan Generating Station and coal mine in Farmington.Some of the $20 million available has begun rolling out this month and officials say they’re making plans to get the rest out as quickly as possible.

One area's struggles show how difficult it is, in reality, to move on from coal.

PNM's request for a rate hike is entangled with a case sitting in the state Supreme Court over when and how PNM should lower customer bills after shutting down a coal-fired power station earlier this year.

The deadline to apply for help with your overdue electric bill has been extended to March 31, 2022

New Mexico's plan to address the needs of underserved Indigenous students hasn't been shared with tribal leaders or the public despite promises to do so last year.