Stream protections clears final Senate committee, heads to floor
Senate Bill 21 moves to the Senate floor, aiming to establish state control over water pollution permits and restore protections lost under federal rollbacks
Danielle Prokop
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Senator calls for ‘civility’ after death threat following New Mexico GOP post
Senate Judiciary Chair said he probably won’t file a police report; ‘I think it’s been addressed’
New Mexico wildlife, plants around Holloman Lake have highest PFAS contamination on record
Health officials warn about consumption of area waterfowl
Ex-New Mexico official leads call for Trump pardons for Jan. 6 rioters as second election is certified
New Mexico congressional delegation reflects on significance of certification on fourth anniversary of the deadly insurrection
Lawmakers file the first bills of New Mexico’s 2025 legislative session, which starts Jan. 21
Proposals include tribal-state education partnerships, expanded foster care support, trust fund for retired workers and stricter penalties for threats
The year in water news: Preparing for New Mexico’s drier future
2024 continued to be a turbulent year in water policy, politics and health in New Mexico.
Mediation starts in Rio Grande legal fight among New Mexico, Texas and Colorado
Parties will attempt to hash out how much groundwater pumping needs to be reduced, as the Biden administration sunsets.
New Mexico reports more than $2B in revenue for the third year in a row
The state’s revenue from its 9 million acres of land and 13 million acres of below-ground holdings goes to its Land Grant Permanent Fund.
Lawsuit filed over arsenic levels in water from Southern New Mexico utility
The civil suit comes nearly a year after the revelation from state agencies that the utility sent water with “high levels of arsenic” to residents without telling the public.