Environment and nature

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Government and politicsMay 18, 2022

New Mexico fires prompt forest closures; governor seeks aid

Three of New Mexico’s five national forests will be off limits to the public starting this week due to active wildfires and extreme fire danger

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Environment and natureMay 16, 2022

In US, states struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenue

Major energy producing states from Alaska to Pennsylvania are reaping a windfall from soaring oil and natural gas prices, stoked by the war in Ukraine and the U.S.-led ban on Russian oil imports

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Environment and natureMay 14, 2022

New Mexico governor seeks more US aid for wildfire response

New Mexico’s governor is asking for additional federal assistance to respond to wildfires burning across the state’s north, including one that is the second-largest in the state’s history and that officials estimate has destroyed hundreds of homes

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General newsMay 11, 2022

New Mexico fire costs top $65M; blaze moves closer to Taos

The biggest wildfire in the U.S. burning in New Mexico east of Santa Fe is spreading north toward mountain resort towns near Taos

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Environment and natureMay 10, 2022

Crews in New Mexico, Arizona scramble to corral wildfires

Firefighters in New Mexico’s Rocky Mountain foothills are excavating new firebreaks and clearing brush to keep a massive wildfire from destroying more homes and pine forests

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General newsMay 9, 2022

Strong, swirling winds complicate New Mexico wildfire fight

Fast winds are complicating the fight against fires burning across northeast New Mexico

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General newsMay 8, 2022

New Mexico residents brace for extreme wildfire conditions

Residents of a northern New Mexico city tried to recapture a sense of normalcy as their rural neighbors hunkered down amid predictions of extreme fire conditions

BusinessMay 6, 2022

New Mexico regulators adopt clean car rule

New Mexico regulators have adopted more stringent motor vehicle emissions standards as part of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's push against climate change

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Government and politicsMay 6, 2022

Fire crews close in around massive New Mexico wildfire

Firefighters in New Mexico are taking advantage of diminished winds to build more fire lines and clear combustible brush near homes close to the fringes of the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. The blaze has charred hundreds of square miles of tinder-dry forest, destroying dozens of homes and triggering the evacuation of thousands across an expansive stretch of rural northeastern New Mexico