President Joe Biden

The Archbishop of Santa Fe released a new pastoral letter Tuesday, Jan 11, calling for New Mexico’s scientific laboratories and the U.S. government to disarm nuclear weapons and funding for similar projects.

During Albuquerque’s summer season, some neighborhoods clock almost 17 degrees hotter than others. That’s according to a report released by CAPA strategies last month.From planting trees in lower-income neighborhoods to changing the ways we build and design our streets, KUNM’s Bryce Dix reports on ways our city can cool down these neighborhoods in the face of climate change.

Low vaccination rates make many counties in the Mountain West especially vulnerable to the COVID-19 delta variant right now, according to data from the public health research group PHICOR. That’s prompting tough new action from some state and federal officials.

The Biden administration will restore the White House Council on Native American Affairs, an interagency initiative that coordinates federal services and…