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About $7 million worth of environmentally friendly upgrades will be made to the Albuquerque International Sunport — part of a nationwide project by the Federal Aviation Administration to make airports more sustainable. In Albuquerque, the money will fund zero-emissions passenger shuttle buses and charging stations, as well as more...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at keeping college students in school through graduation for the next 10 years. The bill, called the College Completion Fund Act, would require states to develop strategic plans for increasing completion and graduation rates in order to access $62 billion in funding through the U.S....

SANTA ANA PUEBLO – Once absent from the pueblo land just north of Bernalillo, wild turkey and pronghorn now roam alongside elk, deer and mountain lions. Glenn Harper, the range and wildlife division manager at Santa Ana Pueblo, said that his team’s work in the last two decades shows it is possible to reintroduce species that are...

SANTA ANA PUEBLO – Once absent from the pueblo land just north of Bernalillo, wild turkey and pronghorn now roam alongside elk, deer and mountain lions. Glenn Harper, the range and wildlife division manager at Santa Ana Pueblo, said that his team’s work in the last two decades shows it is possible to reintroduce species that are...

The energy landscape is undergoing a massive transformation. New Mexico needs to be ready, and I’m working to make that happen. Our state is uniquely poised to benefit from advances in technologies, the growth of the clean energy economy, and widespread electrification of our homes and businesses. Widespread electrification is one of the...

Wink, wink: New Mexico now has a Tesla sales, service and delivery center for its electric cars — even though state law prohibits auto manufacturers from selling directly to customers. The outlet, soon to be at the new Tesla Center at Nambe Falls Travel Center in a former casino off U.S. 84/285, mirrors every purpose of a car dealership. You...

New Mexico U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich lead a group of U.S. Senate Democrats in aiming to reinstate federal methane emission controls enacted under the administration of former-President Barack Obama but rescinded by his predecessor Donald Trump. The senators introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act for Trump’s...

Congress is gearing up to approve the largest federal investments in infrastructure and social programs since the Great Depression in the 1930s, and New Mexico could reap huge benefits. A two-day visit to New Mexico last week by U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm highlighted some of the local industries and communities that could directly...

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE – Construction of a new information systems facility at the U.S. Army's largest U.S. installation was supposed to commence in 2019, until the Trump Administration diverted its funding for the border wall instead.  Last week, New Mexico's senior senator said funds to replace the nearly 60-year-old...

The United States and countries around the world are eyeing hydrogen as a source of clean, dispatchable power, but work is still needed to get to that point, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told NM Political Report while touring a facility in Farmington that manufactures blue hydrogen reactors. Farmington-based...

FARMINGTON — San Juan County is primed to be a center for new energy production. That's what county leaders told U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm when she met with them during a visit to the Four Corners region on Aug. 19. Granholm was in New Mexico this week to learn about the state's diverse energy industries. Local...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – America’s top energy official is making several stops in Albuquerque Wednesday to promote renewable energy projects. At a first stop, Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited an Albuquerque apartment complex, which was recently revamped with a handful of energy efficient...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm heard from industry officials Wednesday about what it will take to boost renewable energy development in New Mexico and across the nation as the Biden administration pushes its initiatives to reduce emissions and address climate change. Granholm took notes during a roundtable...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico state congressional leaders say there is still $200 million in federal money to help during the pandemic.  Volunteers helped New Mexicans fill out Emergency Rental Assistance Program applications at the state fairgrounds Tuesday.  "All of the economic impacts from COVID have not been evenly distributed over...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Energy Department is scheduled to visit New Mexico as the Biden administration looks to promote its renewable energy initiatives. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will be accompanied by Democratic U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich for the two-day visit. They are expected to meet with local leaders and...

New Mexico’s small towns have been reinventing themselves through the state’s endless outdoor recreation opportunities. Historical mining and extracting industries have been declining since the mid-20th century from the influx of cheap internationally sourced labor and sources for precious metals. This has left many mining...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico regulators have rejected the requests of landowners who sought to restrict public access to streams and rivers that flow through their properties, marking just the latest development in a legal battle that likely won’t end until the state Supreme Court weighs in. The state Game Commission voted on...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democratic governor and dozens of other elected officials are urging the state’s business community to require that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or alternatively undergo regular testing. Those steps are necessary to stop the current increased spread of the coronavirus as infections...

New Mexico’s Democrat leaders in Congress urged the federal administration to adopt methane emission restrictions like those recently enacted by the State of New Mexico. Earlier this year, Congress voted to reverse a decision under the administration of former-President Donald Trump that limited the U.S. Environmental Protection...

Sen. Martin Heinrich said during a town hall with progressives in Nob Hill on Monday that he wants to make major changes to the Senate filibuster rule – but he acknowledged that those changes will someday allow the GOP to create laws he disagrees with. The New Mexico Democrat said that partisan gridlock has made it so Americans can’t...