Environment

Robinson: One-sided Clear Horizons Act Failed In Senate

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2026 New Mexico News Services

The Clear Horizons Act was another of those bills we’ve seen so often in New Mexico that balances the environment against the economy. In a floor vote, the Senate chose the economy.

Senate Bill 18 was one of those marquee bills that got a lot of attention before and during the session. Senate President Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, revamped the bill she carried last year. It would help reduce natural disasters driven by climate change if legislators could cement greenhouse gas reductions in state law, supporters believed.

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Daily Postcard: Gunnison’s Prairie Dog At VCNP

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Daily Postcard: A Gunnison’s prairie dog standing proudly with its belly out on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Valles Caldera National Preserve. The Gunnison’s prairie dog is a highly social critter that inhabits the montane grasslands throughout the park, living in colonies that can contain hundreds of interconnected burrows, chambers, and underground tunnels. They are herbivores, so their diets consist primarily of plant matter, although they’re known to occasionally consume an insect or two. Adults weigh 23 to 42 ounces, with males averaging slightly larger than females. Photo by Todd   Read More

Los Alamos Geological Society To Meet Tuesday

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LAGS News:

The Los Alamos Geological Society (LAGS) will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the Los Alamos Christian Church at 92 East Road.

The guest speaker will be Samuel Perry who will give a presentation summarizing new discoveries in the uranyl sulfate and uranyl carbonate mineral published in the past 15 years (approximately 55 minerals). He will also provide evidence for the existence of natural hollow-cage uranyl carbonate nanoclusters in water, determine the enthalpy of formation of five uranyl sulfate mineral phases and review the structural relationships of every uranyl sulfate Read More

CRRUA To Pay Nearly $200K For Drinking Water Violations

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NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department today announced a settlement with the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority of five violations committed by the utility since 2023.

The settlement includes a penalty of $189,000, including a “bad faith” enhancement due to CRRUA’s repeated lack of accountability during the enforcement process. The funds will be deposited into the State’s Water Conservation Fund, which supports required water quality sampling and operator training assistance for public water systems statewide.

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Sen. Gonzales: Protecting Northern New Mexico’s Land, Water, And Communities From Wildfire

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By Sen. Bobby Gonzales
District: 6
Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe & Taos

In northern New Mexico, wildfire is not an abstract threat—it is something we have lived through, endured, and are still recovering from.

Communities across Taos, Mora, San Miguel, and Colfax counties know this all too well. The Hermits Peak–Calf Canyon Fire burned hundreds of thousands of acres, displaced families, damaged acequias, destroyed grazing lands, and forever altered watersheds that our villages and pueblos rely on. The scars remain visible today—not just on the land, but in the lives of the people who

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Senate Panel Rejects Bid To Classify Nuclear As Renewable Energy In New Mexico

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Members of the Senate Conservation Committee meet Saturday, Feb. 8, 2026, at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe to discuss a bill that would classify nuclear energy as renewable under the state’s renewable portfolio standard; the committee later voted Tuesday to reject the bill with a ‘Do Not Pass’ recommendation. Courtesy image

By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com

SANTA FE – A proposal to classify nuclear power as a form of renewable energy in New Mexico was effectively killed Tuesday in the Senate Conservation Committee, where lawmakers voted 5-4 on a do-not-pass motion Read More

Public Meeting On Update To Proposed Mescalero Apache Tribe Land Exchange To Be Held Feb. 25

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NMSLO News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico State Land Office (NMSLO) and the Mescalero Apache Tribe will host a public meeting in the large banquet room at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces on Feb. 25, to share updated information and gather feedback from the local community regarding changes to the potential land exchange, Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard announced today.

Public Meeting Details:

  • 6–7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb.25, 2026
  • New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
    4100 Dripping Springs Road
    Las Cruces, NM 88011
  • ZOOM Option
    Meeting ID: 895 2836 0038
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