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New Mexico environment officials mandate more legacy nuclear waste at WIPP

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (335+ words) New Mexico environment officials on Thursday issued new requirements for the federal government's operation of the nation's only nuclear waste disposal site as part of longstanding efforts to address legacy waste. State officials, the federal government and contractors operating the…...

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New Mexico enacts sweeping statewide fire restrictions to prevent wildfires

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (256+ words) New Mexico forestry officials announced sweeping statewide fire restrictions Monday to prevent wildfires during the state's unseasonably hot and dry spring. The restrictions ban smoking; fireworks; campfires; any prescribed agricultural and debris burning; or oil and gas production flaring on…...

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New Mexico officials, tribal leaders vow to oppose slate of federal actions on public lands

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (540+ words) In a virtual call with news media on Thursday, New Mexico officials, tribal leaders and advocates said they will mount resistance against a cascade of Trump administration proposals to mine and extract oil and gas on federal public lands within…...

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Spate of rodent-related diseases kicks off New Mexico spring

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Heinrich bill targets New Mexico's wildfire insurance crisis

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (435+ words) New Mexico homeowners facing skyrocketing insurance premiums and policy cancellations could benefit from federal legislation aimed at understanding how wildfires drive the insurance crisis affecting one in eight properties in the state. U. S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N. M. , and Sen. Tim Sheehy,…...