/tags/caja-del-rio Caja del Rio en-US Copyright Sun, 12 Jan 2025 23:37:47 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2025-01-12/lets-talk-about-the-caja-del-rio On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll explore a controversial proposed power line project through the Caja del Rio that sparked a large push to protect the area and talk to the people who recreate and use the landscape on a daily basis. Sun, 12 Jan 2025 23:37:47 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2025-01-12/lets-talk-about-the-caja-del-rio Bryce Dix /local-news/2024-12-31/elections-fires-health-debates-tattoos-and-opera-all-made-for-robust-stories-in-2024 The 91°µÍø news team looks back at their favorite stories of 2024 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:58:54 GMT /local-news/2024-12-31/elections-fires-health-debates-tattoos-and-opera-all-made-for-robust-stories-in-2024 /local-news/2024-12-11/state-land-commissioner-issues-executive-order-banning-transmission-lines-mining-on-caja-del-rio The Caja del Rio is once again in the limelight after New Mexico State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard issued an executive order banning mineral leases and large transmission lines on the area’s state-owned land on Wednesday. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:04:00 GMT /local-news/2024-12-11/state-land-commissioner-issues-executive-order-banning-transmission-lines-mining-on-caja-del-rio Bryce Dix /local-news/2024-12-10/sen-heinrich-urges-biden-administration-to-designate-caja-del-rio-a-national-monument As President Joe Biden wraps up his final weeks in office before a new Republican administration, New Mexico U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich is calling on the Biden administration to designate the Caja del Rio plateau a national monument. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:56:26 GMT /local-news/2024-12-10/sen-heinrich-urges-biden-administration-to-designate-caja-del-rio-a-national-monument Bryce Dix /local-news/2024-10-25/community-protests-lanl-transmission-line-through-the-caja-del-rio Community members showed up in droves to protest a controversial Northern New Mexico power line project Friday, demanding federal intervention to protect the sacred and historically significant Caja del Rio plateau as a deadline looms for public objections to the plan. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 22:28:05 GMT /local-news/2024-10-25/community-protests-lanl-transmission-line-through-the-caja-del-rio Bryce Dix /news/2024-09-12/tribes-ignored-controversial-caja-del-rio The USFS draft decision comes as tribes call for a comprehensive study of the power line’s cultural impacts. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:51:09 GMT /news/2024-09-12/tribes-ignored-controversial-caja-del-rio Bryce Dix /local-news/2024-05-06/an-audio-postcard-from-the-caja-del-rio-plateau Located just to the west of Santa Fe, the Caja del Rio plateau boosts a diverse array of wildlife, vegetation, and spectacular biking and hiking trails. The area also holds a complicated legacy from over 300 years of conflict – stretching to the modern day. Mon, 06 May 2024 22:49:29 GMT /local-news/2024-05-06/an-audio-postcard-from-the-caja-del-rio-plateau Bryce Dix /local-news/2024-03-12/los-alamos-national-lab-says-it-cant-use-solar-for-its-increasing-energy-needs-others-disagree Los Alamos County has approved an agreement for a large, 170 MW solar power farm in the Four Corners Region that will double the amount of clean energy dumped into the Los Alamos Power Pool – an agreement that divides power between Los Alamos National Laboratory and the rest of the county. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:30:11 GMT /local-news/2024-03-12/los-alamos-national-lab-says-it-cant-use-solar-for-its-increasing-energy-needs-others-disagree Bryce Dix /local-news/2024-02-16/public-overwhelmingly-voices-opposition-to-nuclear-lab-transmission-line-project A controversial power line project that would dissect the Caja Del Rio plateau in northern New Mexico had a second, in-person public meeting Thursday at the Santa Fe Community College to hear public opinion on a draft environmental assessment. Sat, 17 Feb 2024 00:13:53 GMT /local-news/2024-02-16/public-overwhelmingly-voices-opposition-to-nuclear-lab-transmission-line-project Bryce Dix /local-news/2024-02-07/legal-concerns-spark-around-proposed-caja-del-rio-transmission-project The National Nuclear Security Administration is proposing to build an energy transmission line that would run across the protected Caja del Rio wilderness in Northern New Mexico. But, leaders from pueblos and environmental groups are concerned about transparency, the legal process, and the impact on the land. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:47:09 GMT /local-news/2024-02-07/legal-concerns-spark-around-proposed-caja-del-rio-transmission-project Bryce Dix