Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says "excavation work" will begin in the next two weeks, without approval from a key federal body. Veterans who sued over the arch want a judge to intervene before then.
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Water is back on in Truth or Consequences after a “perfect storm” of issues led to a city-wide water shutoff on Monday.
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The New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously denied Yucca Growth Infrastructure's request to temporarily lift a stay on air-quality permits. The lift would have allowed them to continue turning in pre-hearing filings, meet deadlines and appoint a new hearing officer.
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Cuenca Los Ojos Conservation Director Peter Winsor talks about rewilding and restoration work.
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Alamogordo News managing editor Spencer Fordin covers top stories from Alamogordo and Otero County each week.
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The New Mexico Department of Health warns that southern New Mexicans have a longer risk period this year of West Nile virus due to a longer El Niño-caused monsoon season predicted to continue into October.
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At a news conference Friday, Stephanie Garcia Richard announced the order, which also calls on entities including the federal government to address issues associated with uranium mining.
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A joint project along the New Mexico-Colorado border aims to protect water quality and watershed health in the event of a wildfire.
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Cave Creek, AZ gets nearly all of its water from the river, which serves 40 million people across the U.S. West and has been dwindling because of climate change, demand and overuse.
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Members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, whose membership spans both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, have accused the administration of trespassing and say the construction will damage land sacred to the tribe.
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The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.
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A report from Labor Department investigators found former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated her own department's policy prohibiting harassment. She resigned in April.
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The new effort appears to be another tactic in a broader Trump administration strategy to short-circuit immigrants' already limited due process options in order to speed deportations.
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That's the grim assessment from the ground in the wake of the catastrophic flooding, which damaged or destroyed 7 health facilities, interrupted routine care and is affecting mental health.
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The global effort to end child marriage is in the news. In the U.S., there's a new bill before Congress (but it's controversial). And the U.N. is designating a day dedicated to ending the practice.