Research in the 1940s and ’50s led to the commercialization and widespread use of PFAS, substances that are now found in the bloodstream of almost all Americans.
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Till the cows come home
Contamination of the water supply for Highland Dairy in Clovis likely means the end of operations – and raises health concerns for area residents.
Borders without doctors
Medical services are hard to come by in the sparsely settled Bootheel region, where more and more migrants are arriving in need of care.
Answering the call
Lonnie Briseño is a deacon in the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces and organizer of Project Oak Tree, a three-year-old effort that unites faith-based organizations to aid migrants in southern New Mexico.
Open doors and open arms
As migrants seeking asylum are released from ICE facilities, they are finding temporary shelter in southern New Mexico churches.
The way forward
Advocates for New Mexico’s children weigh in on solutions the Legislature and governor should pursue.
Pay now and pay later
Expensive, buggy software has resulted in needy families being improperly denied benefits throughout New Mexico.
Oil leases bring jobs, strains to southeast NM
The September 2018 sale of nearly $1 billion in federal oil and gas leases in southeast New Mexico has set off one of the greatest oil booms in American history and has overwhelmed everything from the region’s highway to its housing supply.
Who will lead New Mexico’s Public Education Department?
In the coming days, governor-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham will take the first major step to fulfill her sweeping campaign promises on education – appointing a secretary to lead New Mexico’s troubled Public Education Department.
La Familia-Namaste to shut down following reports of safety lapses
With the closure of La Familia-Namaste, options for treatment foster care in New Mexico will be reduced further, leaving families scrambling to find vital services for their kids.


