One week ahead of hearings that could lead to new state regulation on the reuse of treated toxic wastewater from oil and gas operations, environmental and frontline groups are gathering in opposition. The New Mexico Environment Department’s Water Protection Division wants to set regulations on new ways water is reused after it mixes with waste. […] The post State regulators to consider ‘produced water’ reuse rule next week appeared first on Source New Mexico.
One of the greatest athletes of all time, Jim Thorpe, racked up a number of achievements over the course of his career. Now, posthumously, the Sac and Fox Nation and Potawatomi citizen is being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the nation’s highest civilian honor. Recipients of the medal are “individuals who have made exemplary […] The post Jim Thorpe honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom appeared first on Source New Mexico.
A portrait of prominent Palestinian professor and poet Dr. Refaat Alareer is one part of an altar at the center of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of New Mexico. An airstrike by Israel killed Alareer, his brother, sister and her four children on Dec. 7, 2023. On April 26, another bombing killed his […] The post UNM faculty imagine ‘more liberated futures’ at Gaza solidarity encampment appeared first on Source New Mexico.
Survivors of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire told federal and state officials at a town hall meeting late last week that they are concerned about how much compensation is going to repair smoke and ash damage while many in the burn scar are still struggling to get back on their feet. The Federal Emergency Management […] The post NM fire survivors raise concerns about smoke damage payments appeared first on Source New Mexico.
DENVER — Stories from the Land of Enchantment told by local journalists were highlighted among the top news articles last year in the region. On Saturday, the annual Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism competition honored 67 articles published in 2023 by nine news outlets from journalists across the state. Judges picked award-winners from […] The post Source New Mexico wins 10 awards at the SPJ Top of the Rockies contest appeared first on Source New Mexico.