ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 22 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 32 States And D.C. Between April 2025 And April 2026; 32 States Add Construction Jobs From March To April Texas and Louisiana Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and Alaska Lag; Florida and New Mexico Lead in Monthly Gains, While New Jersey and Maine Have the Biggest and Steepest   more

WESTERVILLE, Ohio, May 22 -- The National Ground Water Association issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan bill aims to boost industrial water reuse for data centers U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-New Mexico) and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) introduced on May 13 the Advancing Water Reuse Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide a federal tax incentive for manufacturers and other industrial entities to invest in water reuse systems and infrastructure. As the nation's aging water   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 22 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMiF reviews concerns over produced water and police oversight * This week on New Mexico in Focus, an environmental attorney criticizes a recent decision by the state's Water Quality Control Commission to revisit how and where fracking wastewater can be used in New Mexico. Tannis Fox, a senior attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center, tells Host Nash Jones why she, and a coalition of en  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, May 22 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU celebrates inaugural LEAD cohort at spring graduation ceremony * New Mexico State University celebrated the achievements of its first Leadership Empowerment & Academic Development, or LEAD, cohort during a graduation ceremony held April 30, marking the culmination of a semester-long professional development series for graduate students. The event recognized participants' growth in le  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, May 22 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU research team aims to improve beef fat for restaurant use * As animal fats become increasingly popular alternatives to seed oils, a research team at New Mexico State University is working to improve how beef tallow performs under the pressures of fast-food restaurants. The project is a collaboration between Francine Mezzomo Giotto and Gonzalo Miyagusuku-Cruzado, and one of several int  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 22 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM anthropology professor contributes to UNM research enterprise for 18 years * It is indeed a remarkable achievement to encounter a young postdoctoral fellow who goes on to dedicate 18 years of their professional career to enhancing research capacity for future scholars at a single academic institution. Professor Melissa Emery Thompson, an esteemed researcher in the field of anthropology and   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 22 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Zimmerman appointed UNM-Gallup interim chancellor * John Zimmerman, current dean of instruction and longtime faculty member, has been appointed interim chancellor of The University of New Mexico-Gallup, effective July 1. John Zimmerman appointed interim chancellor at UNM-Gallup. "John will bring his strong understanding of the UNM system and demonstrated commitment to faculty and student succ  more