The Federal Aviation Administration abruptly closed the airspace around El Paso, only to reopen it hours later. The bizarre episode pointed to a lack of coordination between the FAA and the Pentagon.
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Doña Ana County Commissioners view presentation on the Parks, Recreation and Community Centers Master Plan, approved funding for a food pantry, and approved two new positions in yesterdays BOCC meeting.
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The Graduate Workers United union at New Mexico State University announced a major “win” after years of negotiations with the university.
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The Trump administration says a Mexican cartel drone incursion prompted an hourslong closure of airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas.
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The FAA announced in a social media post that it has lifted the temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying there was no threat to commercial aviation and all flights would resume.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas.
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New Mexico has about 160 cattle CAFOs, mostly dairy farms, around areas such as Clovis and Roswell – far fewer than states such as Iowa, North Carolina or Texas, where both cattle and hog confinements number in the thousands.
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A contentious bill to dramatically reduce New Mexico’s greenhouse gas emissions remains in play at this year’s legislative session after two hearings.
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The Clear Horizons Act passed its second committee hearing Saturday on a 6-4 vote and heads to the Senate floor next.
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Last year, the Legislature allocated $20 million to clean up abandoned uranium mines, while experts have said hundreds of millions will be necessary.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change.
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The allegations were leveled by U.S. officials late last week. Arms control experts worry that norms against nuclear testing are unraveling.
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The attorney general's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee comes one year into her tenure, a period marked by a striking departure from traditions and norms at the Justice Department.
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Hat tricks have a rich history in hockey, but it didn't start there. For NPR's Word of the Week, we trace the term's some 150-year-history and why it's particularly special on the hockey rink.
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The White House excluded Democratic leaders from a traditionally bipartisan meeting for governors. Maryland Governor Wes Moore said he was also disinvited from a dinner.