Tag: New Mexico
Albuquerque is throwing out the belongings of homeless people, violating city...
As a result, thousands of homeless people have lost personal property, according to interviews with community advocates, service providers and those who have had their possessions discarded.
Oil and gas industry tries to hold public schools hostage
Fossil fuel interest groups are telling New Mexicans: Let us keep drilling or the state’s education system will collapse.
New Mexico stuck with $8 billion in cleanup for oil wells,...
The oil industry boasts that it fills state coffers with revenues from drilling, but a new study finds a serious gap in funding available to tackle the environmental legacy of abandoned wells.
New Mexico militia member opens fire on protesters demanding removal of...
“This is not the first report of heavily armed civilian militias appearing at protests around New Mexico in recent weeks.”
California to pull National Guard from border
“This whole border issue is a manufactured crisis. We are not interested in participating in this political theater."
Chaco Canyon, Chaco earth
“Chacoan violence, concentrated and brutal, appears to represent government terror: the enforcement of Chaco’s rule by institutionalized force.”
This progressive New Mexican could become the first Native-American woman in...
Deb Haaland is running on a platform of Medicare-for-all, marijuana decriminalization, and renewable energy.
Immigrant communities win in N.M. as court protects rights in jail
The settlement is not final, but immigrant families and social justice advocates are pleased with it.
3 creative solutions to protect water, wildlife, and a warming city
In the heat zone of Louisville, Kentucky, 170 residents have been trained as “citizen foresters.”
New Mexico House Votes to Reinstate the Death Penalty
This Republican-sponsored House Bill would authoriz the death penalty in cases involving the murder of a child or law enforcement officer.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Trump’s Energy Department pick: A Fracking CEO who claims ‘there is no climate crisis’
Wright’s history of denying the severity of climate change raise critical questions about his ability to lead an agency central to energy innovation and climate policy.
Pentagon fails seventh straight audit amid $1 trillion military budget
Meanwhile, Congress continues to approve unprecedented increases in military spending, pushing the budget close to $1 trillion.
Protesters demand US Senate block weapons sales to Israel amid Gaza death toll exceeding...
Emblazoned with slogans like “Stop Arming Israel” and “Fund Housing, Not Genocide,” demonstrators gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building ahead of a pivotal Senate vote on Wednesday.
Senate rejects Sanders’ push to halt US arms sales as weapons fuel 44,000 deaths...
The Senate overwhelmingly voted against the measures, leaving advocates of peace and human rights questioning U.S. complicity in the alleged war crimes unfolding in Gaza.