Heavy rain from what’s left of Hurricane Polo is causing problems beyond flooded streets and soggy yards in Bernalillo County. Waste Management has paused residential trash collection after severe weather closed a landfill the company uses.

Heavy rain from what’s left of Hurricane Polo is causing problems beyond flooded streets and soggy yards in Bernalillo County. Waste Management has paused residential trash collection after severe weather closed a landfill the company uses.

The New Mexico Chile Association said Tuesday that unusually warm nighttime temperatures during the summer harvest stressed plants across the state. Fields produced a normal first pick, but many never recovered enough for the expected second harvest.

New Mexico’s congressional delegation on Thursday called upon major tech companies Apple and Google to commit to ensuring New Mexico retains its name on the companies’ maps.

The letter to Apple CEO John Ternus and Google CEO Sundar Pichai follows President Donald Trump’s social media posts on Sunday that first showed New Mexico’s name altered on a map to be “New America” and then later expressed enthusiasm for such a change by writing: “So much more prestigious and beautiful for the people of that potentially incredible State. Wow, I Love It!!!”

The United States Agriculture Department’s move to repeal protections for roughly 45 million acres of federal forestland nationally without a public hearing prompted New Mexico environmentalist groups to host their own forums across the state this week, including one Wednesday evening at a basketball gymnasium in Albuquerque’s Barelas neighborhood.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins on Aug. 18 announced that the department had formally proposed repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule, which currently protects federal forestland, including roughly 1.6 million acres in New Mexico, from road construction and timber harvesting. She unveiled the proposal last year in Santa Fe during the Western Governors’ Association annual convention.

Last Saturday, APD showed up to John Brown Breakfast Club and arrested two members, injuring one in the process. Word on the street is that they plan to come back tomorrow to prevent us from serving. We're asking anyone who can to show up and support tomorrow morning (8:45 am under the Lead and Coal bridge next to the Alvarado Transportation Center). We're hoping to have legal observers, security, people documenting, etc.

We appreciate any support, https://www.instagram.com/johnbrownbreakfastclub

Fuck the police Fuck ICE

The increase is higher than the nationwide median increase of 15%, according to a statement from the office, and will take effect Jan. 1. Despite the rise, OSI officials noted that the state’s premiums have historically been lower than the national average and that next year’s boost will result in monthly healthcare payments that are largely in line with the rest of the nation.

Two environmental groups — the Santa Fe-based New Energy Economy and the national Center for Biological Diversity — in August filed petitions with the New Mexico Supreme Court challenging proceedings for the massive Oracle and OpenAI data center campus under construction in Doña Ana County.

“This one-time release will allow us to gather important data about how water flows through the river,” said Water Authority Board Chair Barbara Baca, adding it’s also meant to help vegetation and wildlife hit by the drought.

New Mexicans on Medicaid should keep an eye out for a turquoise envelope in the mail this week. It contains important information about changes to Medicaid rules coming because of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” as well as resources to help New Mexicans comply or seek exemptions so they continue to maintain access when they need it.

"New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state Health Care Authority officials on Wednesday celebrated a new analysis showing that New Mexico is the only state in the country in which Obamacare enrollment increased since Congress allowed federal subsidies to expire late last year."

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It summarizes the facts of the story, and links to all its sources. I've been using them a my primary "Newspaper" for a while now.

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One individual was found deceased at the fire’s edge, but authorities said the death did not appear to be associated with the fire. Albuquerque police officers, AFR investigators, and crime scene technicians were on the scene conducting an investigation.

Hey what natural swimming spots do you know of? I usually go up to Jemez on the East fork trail but with the fire up there I'm looking for other places.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48497449

The City of Albuquerque is about to open its newest open space and residents are invited for a preview on Friday. The 23-acre site, formerly the Poole family estate, was purchased by the City and renamed the San Antonio Oxbow Bluffs (SAOB) Open Space. It has always been important wildlife habitat on the Westside, officials say. City additions including trails and an outdoor education center are now making it more accessible for residents to use, as well.

The City of Albuquerque and New Mexico United are partnering to create neighborhood watch parties of the FIFA World Cup into city parks this summer. The “Summer of Soccer” events will be hosted at city parks and public gathering spaces, featuring live broadcasts of international matchups, food trucks and family-friendly activities.

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A hazmat incident at a Mountainair residence resulted in three deaths and the hospitalization of 18 first responders. Authorities are investigating an unidentified substance suspected to be narcotics that caused the emergency. Officials confirmed the exposure is contained to the home and is likely transmitted through contact rather than being airborne.