Biden administration /tags/biden-administration Biden administration en-US Copyright Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:27:25 GMT Luján and other senators call for more protections for immigrants /local-news/2024-12-12/lujan-and-other-senators-call-for-more-protections-for-immigrants U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) joined other Democratic senators last week in sending a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to expand protections for immigrants before the end of his term. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:27:25 GMT /local-news/2024-12-12/lujan-and-other-senators-call-for-more-protections-for-immigrants Jeanette DeDios Advocates want input on how federal infrastructure aid will help local communities /local-news/2024-08-28/federal-infrastructure-funds State and federal leaders met with advocates on Wednesday at the capitol building in Santa Fe to discuss how New Mexico can balance infrastructure development and green energy with equity and environmental justice. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 03:15:20 GMT /local-news/2024-08-28/federal-infrastructure-funds Jeanette DeDios Interior Secretary Haaland announces $60 million to help water conservation along the Rio Grande /local-news/2024-05-10/interior-secretary-haaland-announces-60-million-to-help-water-conservation-along-the-rio-grande On Friday Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, announced a $60 million investment from the Biden administration for water conservation and drought resilience along the Rio Grande. Fri, 10 May 2024 23:54:21 GMT /local-news/2024-05-10/interior-secretary-haaland-announces-60-million-to-help-water-conservation-along-the-rio-grande Jeanette DeDios New Mexico gets massive $156M boost for solar equity /local-news/2024-04-23/new-mexico-gets-massive-156m-boost-for-solar-equity New Mexico has received a huge $156 million-dollar boost from the Biden Administration to put more solar energy in many low income and disadvantaged communities across the state. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:19:33 GMT /local-news/2024-04-23/new-mexico-gets-massive-156m-boost-for-solar-equity Bryce Dix Tribes get $40 million from the infrastructure law to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells /local-news/2023-09-21/tribes-get-40-million-from-the-infrastructure-law-to-clean-up-orphaned-oil-and-gas-wells The Department of the Interior announced on Thursday that it will invest nearly $40 million to help Native American tribes clean up and plug orphaned oil and gas wells across Indian Country to help reduce harmful pollutants. Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:35:16 GMT /local-news/2023-09-21/tribes-get-40-million-from-the-infrastructure-law-to-clean-up-orphaned-oil-and-gas-wells Jeanette DeDios Tribal Nations Exempt From Biden's Suspension Of New Federal Oil And Gas Leases /news/2021-01-28/tribal-nations-exempt-from-bidens-suspension-of-new-federal-oil-and-gas-leases On Wednesday, President Joe Biden ordered a temporary suspension of new leasing and permitting for oil and gas development on public lands. But the order… Thu, 28 Jan 2021 22:57:22 GMT /news/2021-01-28/tribal-nations-exempt-from-bidens-suspension-of-new-federal-oil-and-gas-leases