WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Acting Deputy Secretary Daniel-Davis Delivers Farewell Speech, Highlights Enduring Progress During Biden-Harris Administration Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON - Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis today delivered remarks during a program at the Department of the Interior to celebrate the historic and enduring progress achieved during   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 16 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: Bernalillo County Commissioners this evening approved construction to rebuild the Los Vecinos Community Center Skate Park. The initiative was sponsored by Chair Eric Olivas and funding was sourced through the county's general funds. This project is intended to replace the current modular metal skate park with a new poured-in-place skate park closer to the community center on the north edge  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 16 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: Bernalillo County Commissioners approved an ordinance to issue $33 million dollars in Project Revenue Bonds (PRB) to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of St. Anthony's Plaza. "The housing shortage has become a primary focus and we have been exploring many creative possibilities to ensure adequate housing is available," says Commissioner Barbara Baca. "This project consists of 160  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSFR) -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has initiated a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) review for over 3,200 oil and gas leases across Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Covering 3.5 million acres, the leases were previously sold and issued through 74 individual lease sale decisions but were remanded for further environmental scrutiny. This new analysis will examine the potential environmental impacts, in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSFR) -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a call for nominations to fill upcoming vacancies on the Northern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The council, composed of citizen representatives, advises the BLM on land use planning and public land management across its jurisdiction. The RAC ensures balanced representation of diverse perspectives, including grazing, recreation, conservation, and local government interests. Nominees should have relevant  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 16 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: This evening the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners elected its leadership for the 2025 calendar year. Eric Olivas, Commissioner for District 5, will serve as chair, and Adriann Barboa, Commissioner for District 3, will serve as vice chair. The chair presides over all board meetings, while the vice chair assumes those responsibilities in the chair's absence. Both leadership roles pla  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSFR) -- Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (PMAE) has completed an inventory of human remains and confirmed their cultural affiliation with the Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico. The remains, collected between 1930 and 1933 at the U.S. Indian Vocational School in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, consist of hair clippings from four individuals, all Native American and identified as young people ranging from 12 to 15 years old. The remains were donated   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Highlights New Mexico's Leadership in American Energy, Stresses Need for Department of Energy to Deliver Historic Investments Transforming the U.S. Economy in Opening Remarks to Consider Wright for Energy Secretary VIDEO: Heinrich Delivers Opening Remarks in Hearing to Consider Wright for Energy Secretary WASHINGTON - During his opening remarks to consider Chris Wright for the U.S. S  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Receives Commitments from DOE Nominee on Visiting New Mexico's National Labs, Divesting from Business Interests, Supporting Transmission Projects to Strengthen Middle Class, Support High-Quality Jobs VIDEO: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member Martin Heinrich qu estions Secretary of Energy Nominee Chris Wright during confirmation hearing, January 15, 2025.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal and Hostage Release WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on the ceasefire and hostage deal reached between Israel and Hamas: "I applaud President Biden and his administration's extensive diplomatic efforts for securing a ceasefire deal to finally put an end to this brutal war, reunite families wi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Leger Fernandez Call on Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to Protect Caja del Rio, Push for National Monument Designation WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) called on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Heinrich- "Our Public Lands Are Not For Sale" WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, published an op-ed in The Hill on the importance of protecting America's public lands. Full text of the op-ed can be found below or read online, here. Our public lands are not for sale By  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Transportation Secretary Nominee Confirmation Hearing Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement on the nomination hearing for former Congressman Sean Duffy, the nominee to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation: "Today, I participated in a productive confirmati  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Leger Fernandez Announce $120 Million for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) announced $120 million for Fiscal Year 2025 for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Proj  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Republican Tax Scam Will Leave American Families Behind Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senate Democrats and delivered remarks on the Senate Floor calling out the Republican Tax Scam that gives a handout to the country's most wealthy on the backs of working people by dramatically cutting funding for programs that all Americans rely on like health, educa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Members of N.M. Congressional Delegation Welcome $231 Million for Kit Carson Electric Cooperative's Green Hydrogen Project Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), welcomed $231 million in federal funding for Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) and Village of Questa, N.M. Green Hydrogen Projec  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Welcomes Over $172 Million for Road and Rail Safety and Connectivity Improvements Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed $172,299,188 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support a   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 16 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Colonel Megan A. Cornett, a retired U.S. Air Force officer with experience in government relations, as director of New Mexico's Office of Military Base Planning and Support. Cornett most recently served as Albuquerque operations officer for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and has extensive experience in civil and commercial airfield  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 16 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: In a strategic move to enhance environmental sustainability and workforce development, the New Mexico Environment Department, San Juan College, and the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions have launched the Careers Remediating Environmental Waste (CREW) program. This initiative focuses on educating and training jobseekers in environmental cleanup, with an emphasi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * * * * There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 January 15, 2025 Private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023, down 8.4 percent from 2022. Of these, 946,500 involved days away from work. No  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good to see everybody. Today, the president -- the Biden-Harris administration is approving student loan relief for more than 150,000 borrowers, bringing the total number of Americans who have had their student debt approved to be can  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * Letter from President Biden Four years ago, we stood in a winter of peril and a winter of possibilities. We were in the grip of the worst pandemic in a century, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War. But we came together as Americans, and we braved through it. We emerged stronger, more prosperous, and more secure. Today, we have the stronge  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Wyoming Trucking Company to Pay $124,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Resolves Federal Agency's Charge of Sexual Harassment by Owner CASPER, Wyo. - Waller's Trucking Company, Inc., a family-owned Wyoming trucking company, will pay $124,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal  more