/tags/groundwater groundwater en-US Copyright Thu, 15 Oct 2020 03:40:32 GMT /local-news/2020-10-14/preparing-for-a-drier-hotter-more-crowded-new-mexico An overwhelming majority of scientists agree that human-caused climate change is real. And along with more heat, drought and wildfires, we are facing an… Thu, 15 Oct 2020 03:40:32 GMT /local-news/2020-10-14/preparing-for-a-drier-hotter-more-crowded-new-mexico Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /news/2020-01-30/your-nm-gov-ep-9-with-laura-paskus Listen to this great conversation with Laura Paskus of New Mexico PBS, as we talk about the environmental issues that are affecting the state and the… Fri, 31 Jan 2020 02:48:37 GMT /news/2020-01-30/your-nm-gov-ep-9-with-laura-paskus Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2019-02-08/what-do-we-know-about-the-holloman-groundwater-contamination Holloman Air Force Base is the site of some incredibly high levels of groundwater contamination. Laura Paskus broke the story for NMPoliticalReport.com… Sat, 09 Feb 2019 01:12:55 GMT /local-news/2019-02-08/what-do-we-know-about-the-holloman-groundwater-contamination Elaine Baumgartel /local-news/2018-03-06/lets-talk-water-rights-and-the-rio-grande Let's Talk New Mexico 3/8 8a. Call 277-5866. A U.S. Supreme Court case could threaten New Mexico’s use of water from the Rio Grande. This week, justices… Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:26:38 GMT /local-news/2018-03-06/lets-talk-water-rights-and-the-rio-grande Hannah Colton /local-news/2016-09-27/supreme-court-to-hear-arguments-on-copper-rule The New Mexico Environment Department released a new rule protecting groundwater from copper mining three years ago. The copper rule was one that state… Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:13:00 GMT /local-news/2016-09-27/supreme-court-to-hear-arguments-on-copper-rule Laura Paskus /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-06/a-daunting-task-ahead-as-state-tests-homes-for-toxic-gas When toxic chemicals are released into the environment, figuring out whether they’re making people sick can be a major challenge. It’s a problem the state… Thu, 07 Jul 2016 00:32:26 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-06/a-daunting-task-ahead-as-state-tests-homes-for-toxic-gas Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2016-05-23/state-to-strengthen-water-pollution-rules The New Mexico Environment Department is rewriting the state’s rules on water pollution. The state’s water quality rules regulate everything from… Mon, 23 May 2016 23:31:21 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-05-23/state-to-strengthen-water-pollution-rules Ed Williams /local-news/2016-05-05/report-four-oil-and-gas-spills-a-day-in-new-mexico Everyone’s heard how oil and gas production dropped in New Mexico last year. Low prices hit industry – and the state’s budget – hard.During that same… Thu, 05 May 2016 19:37:49 GMT /local-news/2016-05-05/report-four-oil-and-gas-spills-a-day-in-new-mexico Laura Paskus /public-health-new-mexico/2016-03-14/environment-department-demands-corrections-to-our-toxic-plume-coverage-heres-our-response 91°µÍø’s Public Health New Mexico project has been reporting on a plume of toxic chemicals in Albuquerque’s groundwater for over six months.We obtained… Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:06:00 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-03-14/environment-department-demands-corrections-to-our-toxic-plume-coverage-heres-our-response Rashad Mahmood /public-health-new-mexico/2016-02-03/testing-begins-in-homes-near-toxic-plume Editor's Note: A spokeswoman for the New Mexico Environment Department emailed with concerns about this story. We reviewed them and found no inaccuracies.… Wed, 03 Feb 2016 23:54:42 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-02-03/testing-begins-in-homes-near-toxic-plume Ed Williams