WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a new fact sheet, "The 3D Elevation Program--Supporting New Mexico's Economy" (Fact Sheet 2025-3014), authored by Carol Lydic and published in May 2025. The fact sheet highlights how the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP), a national initiative to acquire high-resolution topographic data, benefits New Mexico's economy and addresses critical management needs. According to the report, federal, state, tribal, and local entitie  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Attorneys General of Washington, California, New York, Massachusetts, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, D.C., and Harris County, Texas, have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, expressing their staunch opposition to the agency's recent Interim Final Rules, which rescind vital regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSFR) -- Blackbeard Operating LLC and EOG Resources are set to have their terminated oil and gas leases in New Mexico restored, following petitions they submitted to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management. The companies, which hold leases in Eddy and Lea counties, took action to have their leases reinstated after they were terminated. The lessees fulfilled the requirements for reinstatement by timely filing their petitions and paying all accruing rent  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation (CLF) and Friends Grassroots Network issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) expressing strong opposition to the proposed rescission of the "Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska" Final Rule, known as the 2024 Rule. These groups, representing various communities throughout the western United States, argue that the rescission compromises ecologica  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Creating a safe workplace through Safe + Sound Challenges * KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's annual Safe + Sound Week starts Aug. 11t and runs through Aug. 17. The campaign emphasizes three core elements: Management and Leadership, Worker's Participation, and a systematic approach to Finding and Fixing  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article: * * * U.S. Obesity Rate Changes Differ for Rural and Urban Areas, as Well as Across Regions By Mariah Ehmke and Brandon J. Restrepo Highlights * Despite a slight decline in the U.S. overall obesity rate from March 2022-2023 to March 2023-2024, rural obesity rates rose 0.5 percentage points during the same time. * The U.S. obesity rates in rural areas were higher than urban rat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Warnock, Daines, Justice Introduce Legislation to Protect Communities from Increasingly Catastrophic Wildfires, Boost Forest Management at Forest Service * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation alongside U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * Heinrich, Warnock, Daines, Justice Introduce Legislation to Protect Communities from Increasingly Catastrophic Wildfires, Boost Forest Management at Forest Service U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation al  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Whitehouse, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Defend Federal Workforce Amidst DOGE Attacks * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, alongside Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agricul  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * Heinrich, Whitehouse, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Defend Federal Workforce Amidst DOGE Attacks U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, alongside Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Sheldon Whit  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * In Senate-Passed Appropriations Bills, Lujan Delivers Nearly $190 Million for New Mexico * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced funding secured for New Mexico in the Senate-passed Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill and Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affair  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Major Public Broadcasting Shutdown Announcement Following GOP Funding Cuts * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, issued the following statement in response to the announcement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that it will begin shutting down operations after Congre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cornyn, Heinrich Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Development of Seedling Nurseries, Reforestation and Habitat Restoration Programs * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Seedlings for Sus  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 5 -- The New Mexico Department of Tourism issued the following news release: * * * Tourism Department awards second round of Route 66 Centennial grant funding * SANTA FE, NM - With the Route 66 centennial just around the bend, the New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is revving up its Route 66 Centennial Grant Program for another year. Thanks to a special appropriation allocated to NMTD during the 2025 Legislative Session, NMTD will be awarding a total of $1,553,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued a document titled 'National and Global Petroleum Assessment--An Estimate of Undiscovered, Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources Underlying Federal Lands of the Onshore United States, 2025.' Authored by Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, and the National and Global Oil and Gas Assessment Project Federal Lands Resource Allocation Team, the report, designated as Fact Sheet 2025-3032, allocates mean volumes of oi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A multiyear groundwater monitoring project conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the City of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, found generally stable groundwater conditions. The findings are detailed in a report titled 'Aquifer Storage Change and Storage Properties, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, 2019-23,' authored by Jeffrey R. Kennedy, Meghan T. Bell, and William G. Seelig. The document is identified as Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5040 and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report recognizes a long-standing streamgage on the Rio Grande as a "Centennial Observing Station" for its valuable longevity. The document, 'U.S. Geological Survey Monitoring Milestones--Rio Grande at Embudo, NM (08279500),' was issued in June 2025 by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey as General Information Product 253. The author is not listed. The Rio Grande at Embudo, New Mexico (08279500), streamgage   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, released a document titled 'Methodology for Compilation of Previously Published Contour Data Showing the Altitude of the Base of Dakota Sandstone on the Colorado Plateau, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.' This report was authored by Donald S. Sweetkind and is identified as Data Report 1213. The USGS published the report in 2025. The report describes the process of   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Announce $2.2 Million for Rural Broadband Technical Assistance in Oregon * Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., today announced more than $2.2 million in funding to help expand high-speed internet in communities across rural Oregon. "It is more important now than ever to have reliable access to the internet, especially for rural Oregonians who depen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Announce $2.2 Million for Rural Broadband Technical Assistance in Oregon * Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., today announced more than $2.2 million in funding to help expand high-speed internet in communities across rural Oregon. "It is more important now than ever to have reliable access to the internet, especially for rural Oregonians who depend o  more