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New Mexico’s senators are hoping to restore funding to America’s public lands while addressing a maintenance backlog at national parks across the state. U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) called on the administration of President Donald Trump to support full funding for the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), established in 1964 to...

The promise of wilderness lies fully manifest yet largely unknown in a remote pocket of San Miguel County, where a desolate shortgrass prairie abruptly collapses into a sprawling system of piñon- and juniper-covered canyons that hold countless secrets waiting to be discovered. For several years, the Sabinoso Wilderness held the dubious...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich fired tough questions and caustic comments at Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette on Tuesday over the proposed $100 million cut in Los Alamos National Laboratory’s cleanup program for radioactive waste it produced during the Manhattan Project and Cold War. Brouillette appeared before the Senate Committee on Energy and...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Martin Heinrich expressed disappointment Tuesday with the U.S. Air Force on its work so far in remediating water contamination near Cannon Air Force Base. Heinrich, speaking at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, addressed Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett in response to comments the Air Force was working with...

Two of my paramount guiding principles as your senator are respect for science and respect for those who have served our nation. We owe all of our veterans who put their lives on the line to defend us the best possible medical care, based on the best available science. That’s why I was so appalled to learn that tens of thousands of Vietnam...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich claim U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using misleading tactics and campaigns against immigrant communities in the state. The two Democrats sent a letter to Acting ICE Director Matthew Albence on Thursday voicing their concerns. “We have received troubling reports...

LAS CRUCES – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-NM, on Wednesday hosted about a dozen stakeholders in his Las Cruces field office for an update on the Santa Teresa Port of Entry and the port’s role in trade with Mexico. 2019, they said, was a banner year of port — despite being a year of uncertainty revolving around trade relations with...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland have introduced legislation that would accelerate the deployment of broadband services to Native American communities. Along with U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington, Heinrich and Udall are sponsoring the Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of...

The Roswell Air Center has received a $750,000 federal grant to help the airport expand its commercial airline service, with Denver being the city’s targeted destination. “That puts us into the next phase of our air service development plan,” said Air Center Director Scott Stark. “Now that we have that in hand, we can...

LAS CRUCES - An advanced placement biology class at Centennial High School welcomed an unusual guest instructor on Wednesday morning.  U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., gave an impromptu lecture on energy production and technology, and the prospects for an economy less dependent on fossil fuels. "You will hear all the reasons why we can't get...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Despite promises to do so, President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal 2021 budget for the Department of Defense fails to restore $3.6 billion in funding for 127 defense projects diverted last year to build 175 miles of the wall on the border with Mexico, U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich’s and Tom Udall’s offices...

Recent detection of cancer-causing pollution in Clovis’ drinking water prompted three New Mexico congressional leaders to call for the Defense Department to map and clean up the contaminated groundwater under Cannon Air Force Base. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and Rep. Ben Ray Luján wrote a letter Sunday to Defense...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Portions of the Gila River would be protected as wild and scenic under legislation proposed by U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich. The New Mexico Democrats are seeking public comments as they draft the measure. They have posted online a summary of the legislation along with maps detailing proposed...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Decades after fighting for their country, local veterans are fighting for their lives. Retired Army 1st Sgt. Jim Rogers told KOB 4, "I was originally drafted in 1969 and declined an opportunity to go to helicopter flight school so the Army put me in the infantry. That's what I did there." Rogers served 27 years in the military...

FARMINGTON – The headquarters of the newly formed U.S. Space Force might be headed to Colorado, but New Mexico would like a slice of the galactic pie. In a letter to the chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force and commander of U.S. Space Command, Gen. John W. Raymond, New Mexico’s congressional delegation and the...

Right before the holidays, Trump appointees on a federal commission you’ve probably never heard of gave a major gift to coal companies. They also threw a wrench into efforts at the state and local level to move the U.S. toward cleaner and cheaper sources of power. Changing the way we generate electricity is one of the most important ways we...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is awarding $15 million in federal funding for a water pipeline in eastern New Mexico, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich announced Thursday. The fiscal 2020 funding for the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Supply Project represents an increase of $11.7 million in previous years. “Tripling the...

SANTA FE – Cerro de la Olla could become New Mexico’s next wilderness area. Last week, U.S. senators Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall of New Mexico introduced legislation that would establish 13,103 acres within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in northern New Mexico as a wilderness area. The area offers solitude and stunning...

Several lawmakers are pressuring the Defense Department to allocate money for cleanup of military bases in districts with high levels of contamination in their drinking water. Democrats in particular have tried to pass legislation to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances to initiate federal cleanups, but a...

U.S. lawmakers from New Mexico have taken to social media to express their frustration over today's Senate vote to not allow witnesses in the impeachment trial. Meanwhile, Republicans in New Mexico said witnesses or not, the outcome will be the same. Sen. Martin Heinrich tweeted: “We have an obligation to the Constitution & to the...