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Storms to bring heavy rain to parts of New Mexico
KOAT 7 - New Mexico
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August 27, 2025
Storms to bring heavy rain to parts of the state Warming temperatures for some with monsoon storms possible for others across New Mexico EVERY YEAR. WHILE MONSOON STORMS FOR SOME AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. HERE’S BYRON. CAME BACK INSIDE. IT’S A...
New Mexico restaurant awarded $50K from National Trust for Historic Preservation
KRQE - New Mexico
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August 25, 2025
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A cafe and store located in a 1879 adobe building in southwest New Mexico was awarded a $50,000 grant on Monday. The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a privately funded nonprofit organization, and American Express...
Austin-based company says it plans to spend $165 billion on New Mexico data center campus near El Paso. Here’s what to know.
El Paso Matters
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August 27, 2025
News that matters to El Paso, delivered to you. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. After a scene that could have been pulled out of the 2025 film “‘Eddington,” the Doña Ana Board of County Commissioners this week advanced a deal with an...
State Environmental Department Opens Funding Opportunity For Brackish Water Projects
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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August 28, 2025
NMED News: SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department and the Office of the State Engineer are offering millions of dollars in funding opportunities to those looking to develop brackish water projects in New Mexico as part of the Strategic...
Labor Day weather forecast: Will it be wet, windy or wonderful?
USA Today
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ARLINGTON, Va. − The good, the bad but not much of the ugly describes the Labor Day weekend weather forecast across much of the nation. "It will be kind of a mixed bag but overall kind of a thumbs-up where a lot of people live," Carl Erickson,...
The Future of Floods Is Getting Murkier
The Atlantic
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August 28, 2025
On July 8, New Mexico’s Rio Ruidoso unbound from its banks for the second year in a row and swelled to 20 times its typical knee-high depth. The cascade of water roared like a train, Kathy Papasan, a longtime resident on the river’s edge, told me,...
Plague infects New Mexico man after run of cases in western states
The Independent
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August 27, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Roadrunner Leads Quantum Initiative with $25 Million Funding in New Mexico
The Fast Mode
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August 27, 2025
Roadrunner Venture Studios, a leading venture studio for deep tech innovation, announced its selection by the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) to lead a $25 million initiative to accelerate quantum innovation and commercialization...
Albuquerque rain offers some relief to the Rio Grande's drought
KOAT 7 - New Mexico
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August 27, 2025
Tuesday's rain in Albuquerque brought some relief but did little to alleviate the drought conditions affecting the Rio Grande, according to Casey Ish, director of lands and conservation for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District.Ish said,...
A New Era for Investigative Journalism in New Mexico
Searchlight New Mexico
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August 26, 2025
Searchlight New Mexico, an independent, investigative news nonprofit, would continue its mission of high-impact journalism as an initiative of The New Mexican Public Service Journalism Fund. The New Mexican Public Service Journalism Fund is a...
Does Tricare Cover Inpatient Mental Healthcare in New Mexico?
MilitarySpot - Alabama
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August 26, 2025
AUGUST 26, 2025 – If you or a loved one is stationed in New Mexico and having issues that require mental health support, you will likely face a crucial question when seeking behavioral health treatment: Does Tricare cover inpatient mental...
Map Shows States Where Toxic Air Pollution Has Been Detected
Newsweek
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August 28, 2025
Data collected by PSE Healthy Energy, an independent energy and climate research institute, shows where methane emissions have hit particularly high levels over the years across the country. The states with some of the highest reported incidents...
Less heat as monsoon storms bring heavy rainfall to New Mexico
KOAT 7 - New Mexico
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August 26, 2025
Less heat as monsoon storms bring heavy rainfall Increased storm chances create flooding risks for some with a brief cooler trend WOLF SCHUSTER? OH, NO. TIO COCO HAS BEEN AROUND A WHILE. ALL RIGHT. WE’RE LOOKING AT THE WEATHER AND HOPING THAT...
Kristi Noem Waives Environmental Laws to Build Trump’s Wall Through a Wildlife Refuge
Mother Jones
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August 28, 2025
A portion of Trump's border wall in the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Steve Hillebrand/USFWS Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was...
Should New Mexico Build A Pool At Elephant Butte?
95.5 KLAQ - Texas
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August 26, 2025
You're probably wondering why a lake needs a permanent pool. Elephant Butte reservoir, located near Truth Or Consequences, is damn near empty; that's why. Elephant Butte is currently at only 3% of its capacity, the lowest it has eve been. So low...
Albuquerque firefighter cleared of rape charges files lawsuit
KOB 4 - New Mexico
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August 27, 2025
The Eyewitness News 4 Team presents today's major news events, business reports, weather information and traffic updates. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – One of the Albuquerque firefighters cleared of rape charges this summer is now suing the city, the fire...
Environmental laws waived to build Trump's border wall in Texas wildlife refuge
San Antonio Current - Texas
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August 27, 2025
click to enlarge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Steve Hillebrand The border wall is seen in the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news...
New Mexico Selects Roadrunner to Lead $25 Million Quantum Innovation Initiative
TechNews180
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August 25, 2025
New Mexico is making a bold play to establish itself as a national leader in quantum technologies. The state’s Economic Development Department (EDD) has selected Roadrunner Venture Studios to lead a $25 million initiative aimed at accelerating...
Economic impact of Ruidoso floods trickling down
Roswell Daily Record - New Mexico
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While tourism to Ruidoso has been disrupted by forest fires last year and catastrophic floods this year, two decades-old tourist-oriented shops in west Roswell have seen their traffic affected as well. Cactus Cave Gift Shop, 530 W. Second St, and...
New Mexico electric utility PNM files application for $11.5B sale to Blackstone
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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August 25, 2025
A condition of the Blackstone acquisition would be PNM remaining headquartered in New Mexico. Source NM, File × The deal needs to be approved by the state’s Public Regulation Commission Public Service Company of New Mexico and its parent company...