PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 22 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * ASU and SRP use cutting-edge airborne technology to measure the state's snowpack * Arizona State University and Salt River Project are working together with Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. on an innovative project to measure snowpack across the Arizona watershed -providing crucial data for improving water management. For the first ti  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release: * * * Center for a Humane Economy Applauds St. Landry Parish Council for Rejecting Cockfighting Legalization Scheme Animal Wellness Action Applauds St. Landry Parish Council for Rejecting Cockfighting Legalization Scheme * Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy commend the St. Landry Parish Council for rejecting a cockamamie and legally baseless proposal advanced by cockfighting adv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to revoke the Class E airspace over Zuni, New Mexico. The proposal follows the permanent closure of Black Rock Airport. Transition of Airspace Status Current federal regulations provide for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at the Zuni location to support local flight operations. However, because the airport is no longer in   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * House Committee Advances Bill To Remove Endangered Species Act Protections from Mexican Gray Wolves * WASHINGTON, D.C. -The House Committee on Natural Resources has advanced a bill that would remove Endangered Species Act protections from Mexican gray wolves, or lobos. The "Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025" ( HR 4255 ), sponsored by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), would push this critica  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Delivers Nearly $982 Million for Vital New Mexico Projects in Senate-Passed Appropriations Bills U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced nearly $982 million in federal funding secured for New Mexico in the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Energy and Water Development; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; and Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bills. In the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * New Report: Most U.S. Public Pensions Lag on Investing in Climate Solutions Needed to Protect Retirement Savings A new report released today by the Sierra Club finds that most major U.S. public pensions are failing to adopt climate-solutions investing strategies needed to protect workers' retirement savings from escalating climate-related financial risks. This kind of investing is   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 22 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM researchers analyze moon record, challenging Earth's water origins A long-standing idea in planetary science is that water-rich meteorites arriving late in Earth's history could have delivered a major share of Earth's water. A new study argues that the Moon's surface record sets a hard limit on that possibility: even under generous assumptions, late meteorite delivery since about 4 billion ye  more