Today's intelligence: New Mexico's tough new pollution rules rely on oil and gas operators to report and fix their methane emissions. How is self-policing working? Plus: a possible model for future suits against polluters and unexpected allies of tighter EPA regulations
Lichen are thriving with all the moisture we have been blessed with.
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Today's intelligence: Cracks in Virgin Galactic's operations exposed by investor lawsuits raise questions about the likelihood of the company's meeting its promise to begin long-delayed commerccial passenger flights later this year.
The city is falling apart all at once, 60 years of infrastructure neglect coming to crisis, while its debt capacity is exhausted. City officials were real with legislators and they were real back.
Continuing my discussion of our turn towards individual points of view to the exclusion of larger concerns, I propose that in the last half century, American education has focused on student subjectivity pushing the culture towards individuation rather than cohesion.
So far, good-ole-boy government is enabling Mayor Forrister to remain above the law. The 30 animal-control violations against her and her husband, which include animal cruelty, were not considered in P&Z deliberations and the current kennel law was thrown out the window.
Today's intelligence: An agreement between Colorado, New Mexico and Texas has been reached that would amend the 83-year old legal basis for how the three states split water under the Rio Grande Compact.
After a swearing in ceremony for elected officials, commissioner Day was selected to become chairperson and Paxon vice chair for the board in 2023. The salary for an undersheriff was set to attract capable candidates. Commission says “no” to property tax benefit for low-income residents.
I agreed to this jaunt simply because of her enthusiasm, but my budding interest turned to panic when she told me to meet her at 5 a.m.
Today's intelligence: new tax credit for energy-efficient home retrofits; suspect linked to drive-by shootings of elected officials in Albuquerque in custody; Virgin Orbit's first launch in U.K. a failure
Today's intelligence: an argument for timely state investment in our Strategic Water Fund and a recent trend of shootings at the Albuquerque offices or homes of Democratic elected officials
There will be no sunshine on the possible sale of the city's electric utility. If it happens, it will be a private sale to Sierra Electric Cooperative.