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May 25, 2018 at 3:45 pm

Problem with container spurs evacuation at nuke waste dump

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Workers had to evacuate the U.S. government's only underground nuclear waste repository after finding a container of waste misaligned inside its...

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May 24, 2018 at 9:29 am

Environmentalists take aim at power plant’s discharge permit

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmental groups are accusing U.S. regulators of violating clean water rules by repeatedly delaying action on a discharge permit for a...

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FILE – In this July 25, 2017, file photo, rafters float down the Colorado River near Moab, Utah. Rivers are drying up, popular mountain recreation spots are closing and water restrictions are in full swing as a persistent drought intensifies its grip on pockets of the American Southwest. Climatologists and other experts are scheduled Wednesday, May 23, 2018, to provide an update on the situation in the Four Corners region – where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet. (AP photo/Dan Elliott, File). CAET897 CAET897

May 22, 2018 at 11:02 pm

Experts: ‘Alarming’ drought conditions hit US Southwest

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Rivers and watering holes are drying up, popular mountain recreation spots are closing and water restrictions are in full swing as...

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May 21, 2018 at 11:26 pm

Tribes, senators seek buffer around world heritage site

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A swath of northwestern New Mexico's oil and gas country would be off limits to drilling under proposed federal legislation that...

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May 4, 2018 at 8:28 am

Study: White Sands could spur spending by visitors, new jobs

The push to turn White Sands National Monument into a national park is ramping up and one think tank says such a change could boost...

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May 4, 2018 at 6:42 am

Bill seeks park status for New Mexico’s stunning white dunes

A vast expanse of shifting white sand dunes in southern New Mexico would be elevated from a national monument to a national park under legislation...

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May 3, 2018 at 1:04 pm

New Mexico man accused of prostituting 7-year-old daughter

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico father is accused of prostituting his 7-year-old daughter and forcing the girl and her brother to panhandle and...

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FILE – In this April 29, 2015, file photo, an illustration depicts a planned interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico as officials announce plans to pursue the project during a news conference at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque, N.M. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission held the first of three public meetings in Roswell, N.M., on April 30, 2018, as it considers the application filed by Holtec International. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File) RPSB301 RPSB301

May 1, 2018 at 2:06 pm

Storage plan for spent fuel adds to U.S. nuclear debate

Dozens packed a meeting in Roswell, N.M., to discuss a proposal to construct a below-ground space that could house about 100,000 metric tons of used...

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April 25, 2018 at 10:13 am

Judge dismisses historic preservation claim in drilling case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A U.S. district judge has dismissed claims by environmentalists who argued that the approval of drilling permits violated historic preservation laws...

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April 24, 2018 at 11:30 pm

Policy group to expand research of pretrial risk assessments

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Texas-based public policy group is pushing to expand the use of a risk assessment tool to help judges determine the...

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