Clenera, a private Boise, Idaho-based renewable energy company, wants to build solar panels on about 3,100 acres of unused land in the western portion of Quail Ranch.
With wildfires raging across New Mexico, local and county officials are trying to get ahead of the curve before any bottle rockets and other such fireworks spark additional flames. State statute doesn't allow a flat-out statewide ban on fireworks, but local and county jurisdictions have some latitude to ban certain types of fireworks.
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A red flag warning will be issued for the city of Rio Rancho from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.A warning is issued when the relative humidity of 15 percent or less is combined with sustained surface winds, or frequent gusts, of 25 mph or more. Both conditions must occur simultaneously for at least three hours in a 12-hour period.