New Mexico News Connection

A helicopter will be used starting tomorrow to fly over a portion of the Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico, searching for feral cattle to shoot and kill.

Citizens, states and environmental groups from across the nation have weighed in on tougher rules to govern pollution from the oil and gas industry, and now await a final plan from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Many economists believe inflation will further ease this year, which cannot come soon enough for overburdened rural Americans.

A new grant will support local efforts to reduce rural child food insecurity on the Navajo Nation.

As New Mexico recovers from its worst wildfire in history, lawmakers are considering a proposal to create the "Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund" to invest in land and water conservation programs.

Reducing the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions is the goal of a bill before the New Mexico Legislature this session.

Students from underrepresented groups are being recruited by New Mexico State University and California State University-Chico for a new program aimed at helping them join the nation's food and agricultural sciences workforce.

To boost educational outcomes, New Mexico will start the new year with a free, virtual tutoring program - focused on math, language arts, and science for students from pre-K through 8th grade. 

The Environmental Protection Agency's supplemental waste prevention rule released last month was praised by conservation groups, who nonetheless argued it must be strengthened.

Adopting a pet was a lifesaver for many people isolated during the pandemic. Two years later, many animal shelters, including those in Albuquerque, face crisis-level intakes with decreased adoptions.