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Tipoffs for Santa Fe, New Mexico (City) Newsletter for Wednesday April 17, 2024 ( 6 items )  

American Rivers Announces America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2024
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- American Rivers issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: American Rivers released its list of America's Most Endangered Rivers(R) today, sounding the alarm about threats to clean water and drinking water nationwide. Number one on the list is the Rivers of New Mexico, threatened by a Supreme Court decision that overturned decades of federal Clean Water Act protections. The court's May 2023 decision impacts New Mexico more than any other state - leaving rough  more

American Rivers: Most Endangered Rivers Report 2024 Names Rivers of New Mexico #1
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- American Rivers issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: American Rivers today named the Rivers of New Mexico #1 on its annual list of America's Most Endangered Rivers(R), citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that left virtually all of the state's streams and wetlands vulnerable to pollution and harmful development. The May 2023 Supreme Court ruling in Sackett v. EPA dramatically reduced federal clean water protections for streams and wetlands nation  more

Environmental Defense Fund: Experts - New Threats to New Mexico's Rivers Also Endanger Its Groundwater Resources
SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: * * * A new ranking of the state's rivers as the nation's "most endangered" highlights connected fragility of the state's surface and groundwater systems. * * * New Mexico's rivers are under severe threat, further endangering already strained ecosystems, drinking water sources and livelihoods across the state, according to a new report. The state's rivers now collect  more

Heinrich, Lujan, Leger Fernandez Welcome $2.6 Million to Support Economic Development in Northern New Mexico, Wellbeing of New Mexico's Seniors
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Two federal grants will grow local economy, create more job opportunities, support home modification projects to improve quality of life for seniors Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) welcomed two federal grants totaling $2,550,000 for Santa Fe County from the U.S. Depar  more

Most Endangered Rivers Report for 2024 Names Rivers of New Mexico #1
EUGENE, Oregon, April 17 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: American Rivers today named the Rivers of New Mexico #1 on its annual list of America's Most Endangered Rivers(R), citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that left virtually all of the state's streams and wetlands vulnerable to pollution and harmful development. The May 2023 Supreme Court ruling in Sackett v. EPA dramatically reduced federal clean water protections for str  more

N.M. Gov. Grisham Announces Judicial Appointment of Heidi Adams
SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 17 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Tuesday the appointment of Heidi Adams as the Tenth Judicial District Attorney. Since 2015, Adams has served as the Chief Deputy District Attorney in the Tenth Judicial District Attorney's Office in Tucumcari prosecuting misdemeanor and felony cases. Previously, she spent four years as an assistant district attorney at Potte  more