WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Introduces Legislation to Keep New Mexicans Informed of Natural Disasters Amidst Trump Administration Reckless Cuts * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) to introduce the Measuring the Cost of Disasters Act, legislation to reverse the Trump Administration's decision to terminate the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administratio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez, N.M. Delegation Demand Trump Administration Omit New Mexico from Roadless Rule Rescission * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a let  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Applauds Senate Passage of Major Bipartisan Bill to Address Fentanyl Crisis * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) applauded the unanimous Senate passage of legislation to reauthorize the SUPPORT Act - a landmark federal investment to combat the fentanyl crisis through addiction prevention, treatment, recovery, and law enforcement efforts. The bipartisan package of fenta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr's Weaponization of the Agency * Calls for Hearing Following Chairman Cruz's Comments Calling FCC Threats Dangerous Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, called on t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Secretary Kennedy on Major Flaws to Autism Research Program That Jeopardizes Sensitive Health Data and Scientific Integrity * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) pressed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on major issues regarding the Real-World Data Platform pilot, which is being developed by the National Institutes of Healt  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Vote to Keep the Government Open, Address Looming Health Care Affordability Crisis * Trump : "Don't even bother dealing with them" Vought : "The appropriations process has to be less bipartisan" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted against Congressional Democrats' proposal to keep the governme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Hickenlooper, Cornyn, Wicker, Strong, Whitesides, Fong Reintroduce Bill to Boost Spaceports * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan, John Hickenlooper, John Cornyn, and Roger Wicker and U.S. Representatives Dale Strong, George Whitesides, and Vince Fong reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Spaceport Project Opportunities for Resilient Transportation (SPACEPORT) Act, whi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, N.M. Delegation Demand Trump Administration Omit New Mexico from Roadless Rule Rescission * Lawmakers to Rollins: "We are concerned that rolling back this rule would hurt our state's economy, diminish its wildlife, and endanger its residents" WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Comm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following written testimony by Candido Arturo Archuleta Jr., director of operations and programs at the New Mexico Land Grant Council, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing on the Small Cemetery Conveyance Act (H.R. 4284): * * * This written testimony is submitted on behalf of the New Mexico Land Grant Council. The Council is a state agency established in 2009 by the New Mexico Legislature. Its statutory m  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 24 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM-Gallup solar technician course offers bright future By Renaldo Fowler ZUNI, N.M. -- Five students from The University of New Mexico-Gallup's new solar technician program gathered with their instructors on a sunny day in late August to determine the best placement to install solar panels on a couple's home. After completing the 12-week course at UNM-Gallup and passing their certification ex  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 23 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Various innovations contributed to declining costs of photovoltaic systems * Since the 1970s, the cost of solar-energy systems has plummeted by over 99 percent. In a recent paper published in PLOS One, SFI External Professor Jessika Trancik (MIT) and colleagues identify the innovations in various photovoltaic (PV) components that led to this spectacular decline. Trancik and   more