WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * BLM nominee Steve Pearce's record shows hardline anti-public lands positions * WASHINGTON D.C. (Nov. 6, 2025) The Trump administration announced the nomination of former New Mexico Rep. Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management yesterday, tapping an anti-public lands hardliner to lead the nation's largest land management agency, which oversees some 245 million acres of publi  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 8 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release: * * * Conservation Groups File Appeal to Overturn Flawed Rosebud Coal Mine Water Pollution Permit Groups claim DEQ is treating the surrounding region as a sacrifice zone * HELENA, Mont.-- Conservation groups and ranchers today appealed a District Court ruling that upheld a flawed water pollution permit for the Rosebud coal mine's AM5 expansion. The groups argue that the Department of Environmental Quality  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on New Mexico Health Care Authority's New Calculator Exposing Skyrocketing Health Care Costs if Republicans Fail to Act * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the New Mexico Health Care Authority released a new tool that allows New Mexicans to calculate an estimate of how much health premiums would increase if Congressional Re  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Only Partially Funding SNAP Despite Having Legal Authority and Funds to Fully Fund Program * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced it would  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Statement on New Mexico Legislature's Special Session to Fund Additional Food Benefits for New Mexicans Amid Trump's Shutdown * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Approp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * NEW DATA: Under Trump, New Mexicans' Annual Electricity Bills Are Up 8% Per Family * Heinrich: "President Trump's war on affordable, American-made energy, his massive tariff-taxes, and his assault on health care are making things worse, not better." WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a member of the U.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico Delegation Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Reverse Course, Protect Chaco Canyon * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Co  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 7 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU computer science professor, department head receives McCoy Endowed Professorship * Son Tran's research interest is in applying artificial intelligence techniques in practical applications such as smart grid, home automation and robotics. The New Mexico State University computer science professor and department head who started at NMSU 24 years ago was recently named the second recipien  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following written testimony by Steven Concho, tribal historic preservation officer for the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico, from an Oct. 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Section 106 Consultation Process Under the National Historic Preservation Act": * * * Introduction My name is Steven Concho, and I serve as the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer ("THPO") for the Pueblo of Acoma ("Pueblo" or "Acoma"). My testimony a  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 7 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * School of Architecture and Planning hosts Gareth Doherty for "Landscape Fieldwork" lecture * The University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) hosts Gareth Doherty, associate professor of landscape architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and affiliate faculty in the Department of African and African American Studies. Doherty is the author of Paradoxe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lujan Sets the Record Straight on the Republican Government Shutdown and Trump Administration Dismantling of Independent Agencies * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, set the record straight on the Republican government shutdown and questioned three nominees to key transportation boards about thei  more

GALLUP, New Mexico, Nov. 8 -- The University of New Mexico's Gallup campus issued the following news: * * * "A chance to do something for ourselves" UNM-Gallup Adult Basic Education offers HiSET diploma plus workforce training By Renaldo Fowler After earning her commercial driver's license, Marisol Reynolds is ready to see the world. Reynolds, 31, is a student in the Adult Basic Education (ABE) program at The University of New Mexico-Gallup. While working toward her high school equivalency  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 7 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM Board of Regents invites input in search for University's next president and announces search committee * The University of New Mexico Board of Regents invites faculty, staff, students, and community members to share their perspectives as part of the search for UNM's next president. To gather input, the Board and its search consultants, Isaacson Miller, will host a series of listening sessi  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 7 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM celebrates National Native American Heritage Month * Each November, The University of New Mexico celebrates National Native American Heritage Month. It is a time to celebrate the traditions, languages and stories of Native American communities and ensure their rich histories and contributions continue to thrive with each passing generation. Click on the red links below for more information.  more