Staff with the state agency noted some pollutant concentration estimates doubled in recent modeling of emissions for the data’ center’s fuel cell plant.
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El Paso and New Mexico set ambitious climate goals. Their plans didn’t account for massive new data centers
This article is co-published with ProPublica and The Texas Tribune as part of an initiative to report on local control of government. Last December, New Mexico officials celebrated publication of a plan to address climate change, designed to dramatically reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. A few months later, just across the state […]
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New Mexico farmers say rising fuel costs, drought pinching operations
Farmers and ranchers spoke at a roundtable in Corrales on Tuesday about how higher fuel costs are impacting them.
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Several arrests made in ICE raid at Santa Fe construction site
An ICE raid on a Santa Fe housing construction site Tuesday comes as part of an apparent surge in immigration enforcement targeting construction workers in the region.
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Dearth of water, then deluge: Hatch chiles take hit from weather extremes
A levee breach close to the outlet of the Rio Grande near Hatch caused catastrophic flooding that also devastated pecan orchards.
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Federal paperwork delays making undocumented immigrants out of DACA recipients
Some New Mexican immigrants are losing jobs and protection from deportation, which advocates say appears to be the goal.
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CYFD sent documents to incorrect foster families, leaking child information
The agency apologized for the error on Friday, and said a printer malfunction was to blame for the mistake.
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She spent years questioning New Mexico’s elections. Now she wants to run them.
In an interview with Searchlight New Mexico, Republican Ramona Goolsby talks about her concerns about the state’s election system and her vision for change.
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New Mexico insurance officials approve nearly 20% average rate hike for small group plans
The agency attributed the rate increases to a higher than expected “claims experience” in 2025.
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Advocates renew calls to expand Medicaid coverage of weight loss drugs
A coalition of Hispanic and health organizations is urging New Mexico to expand Medicaid coverage for weight loss drugs, citing potential to reduce obesity-related health disparities.
