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WEBOct 1, 2024 · BY: Austin Fisher - September 30, 2024. A judge on Monday afternoon set guardrails around certain evidence and witness testimony in the upcoming attempted murder trial of a man who shot a climate activist at a protest over a controversial monument in northern New Mexico. First Judicial District Court Judge Jason Lidyard ruled on …
Las Vegas to get $98 million to replace water treatment facilities ...
WEBJun 21, 2024 · The town of Las Vegas will soon receive $98 million to replace its water treatment facilities damaged more than two years ago in the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire, officials announced Tuesday afternoon. The April 2022 wildfire, which is the biggest in state history, caused debris flows and floods that polluted the city’s reservoirs. It also […]
NM officials withdraw $1.2 million fine against El Paso Water
WEBAug 14, 2024 · A federal district court judge in Texas approved a settlement last week with New Mexico environmental officials, dropping a $1.2 million fine against El Paso Water Utility. The Aug. 6th ruling from Western District of Texas Judge David Briones officially dismissed the case, which resulted with both parties agreeing to pay for their own costs ...
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WEBAug 31, 2021 · Here at Source New Mexico, each member of this crew — Austin Fisher, Shaun Griswold and Patrick Lohmann and myself — wants to tell stories about policies and elected officials by looking at how decisions made in government chambers actually play out for us all. We want to tell stories that center the …
NM state forester reflects on ‘heartbreak’ of recent wildfires, calls ...
WEB4 days ago · Caption: New Mexico State Forester Laura McCarthy flips through slides showing devastation from wildfires and post-fire flooding in New Mexico in recent years, part of a keynote address for a wildfire and watershed symposium Wednesday at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
Normal wildfire risk expected through fall in NM, forecast says
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Homes and rubble remain interspersed between trees burned in the South Fork fires on Aug. 20, 2024. (Photo by Danielle Prokop / Source NM) A new wildfire risk forecast says New Mexico and most of the Southwest will not have above-average wildfire risk through December, though global weather patterns still add some uncertainty.
Wildfire risk in NM expected to increase later this month after rain ...
WEBJul 3, 2024 · The early monsoon rains that helped firefighters turn the corner on the South Fork and Salt fires in southern New Mexico were part of a pattern across the state that reduced wildfire risk for at least the next several weeks, according to a forecast released this week.. The risk of wildfire will return with a vengeance, forecasters warn, likely re-emerging by later this month and potentially ...
Preventable heat injuries and deaths rising in New Mexico
WEBJul 23, 2024 · With extreme heat growing more frequent and intense, New Mexico has to transform its approach, said heat public health expert Nathaniel Matthews-Trigg, a co-founder of advocacy group Healthy Climate New Mexico. “The stark reality is this: every summer, New Mexicans are dying preventable deaths,” Matthews-Trigg told lawmakers.
NM wildfires grow to 12,000 acres and $28 million estimated cost
WEBMay 29, 2024 · Two lightning-caused wildfires in northern and southern New Mexico have grown to a combined 20 square miles, according to the latest figures from firefighting teams. The Indios Fire has burned more than 5,200 acres and has cost an estimated $8 million to suppress. It is burning in the Santa Fe National Forest, about 7 miles north of the village ...