AccuWeather: Year’s First Big Heatwave Raises Wildfire Risk in West June 3, 2024 Severe heat will raise the risk of brush and grassfires from central and northern California, also bringing a moderate to...
AccuWeather: Intense Heat Baking Mexico to Shift into Western U.S. May 30, 2024 The heat dome that led to record-high temperatures in Mexico is forecast to expand northward and bring higher temperatures to...
$24.5M Settlement in New Mexico over Natural Gas Flaring in Permian Basin May 2, 2024 By Susan Montoya Bryan New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites in...
Baldwin to Stand Trial in Summer over Deadly New Mexico Movie Set Shooting February 28, 2024 A New Mexico judge has set a trial date for Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from the...
New Mexico Revoked Licenses of Cannabis Growers and Fined Them $2M for Safety, Other Violations January 9, 2024 By Susan Montoya Bryan New Mexico marijuana regulators revoked the licenses of two growing operations in a rural county for numerous violations and have...
New Mexico Officials Say FEMA Delays Create Mistrust Among Wildfire Victims May 12, 2023 By Susan Montoya Bryan Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are criticizing federal emergency managers for missing deadlines as residents seek recovery assistance following...
Lawmakers from Western States Want More Done to Confront Wildfire Crisis May 2, 2023 By Susan Montoya Bryan Lawmakers from several western states want the U.S. Forest Service to do more to address a wildfire crisis that they...
New Mexico and Arizona Officials Warn of Wildfire Risk as Southwest Dries out April 3, 2023 By Susan Montoya Bryan Snowcapped mountains in the Southwestern U.S. signal a possible delayed start to the wildfire season for some higher elevations, but...
New Mexico Lawmakers Seek Assurances Amid Prescribed Burns March 14, 2023 By Susan Montoya Bryan Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are looking for assurances from the U.S. Forest Service that the agency is taking...
New Mexico Delegation Seeks Changes to Wildfire Aid Rules January 11, 2023 New Mexico’s congressional delegation says the U.S. government should make changes to rules proposed for processing damage claims stemming from...