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Submitted by Environment New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico– Today Environment New Mexico and Environment America announced a $7.5 million public education campaign to convince a majority of U.S. senators to stand up for a cleaner, healthier future, and oppose a return to a dirtier, more dangerous past. Here in New …

VIDEO: https://www.indian.senate.gov WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, welcomed passage of a bill he cosponsored to expand the AMBER Alert warning system in Indian Country. The AMBER alert in Indian Country Act comes in response to the tragic abduction and murder …

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Tomorrow, June 13 at 12:30 p.m. MT/ 2:30 p.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, is expected to question Attorney General Jeff Sessions when he testifies before the Committee in an open session. WHO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich HEARING TOPIC: Open Testimony of Attorney General of …

Park Water System is Out of Service By New Mexico State Parks News | June 11,2017 Santa Fe, NM –New Mexico State Parks officials announced that Manzano Mountain State Park’s water system is out of service and there is no water available in the park.  State Park officials are advising …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 9, 2017) —U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Army that it will be moving up plans to fund a $34 million project at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) to 2019 from 2023. The investment will fund …

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish News | June 9, 2017 SANTA FE — Injured military service members can apply online beginning June 14 for an upcoming special drawing by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) to award three special oryx authorizations for hunts on White …

Forest Service News Last week, a visitor to the Santa Fe National Forest was resting on a rock by the trail after hiking up Tesuque Peak Road from the Aspen Vista Picnic Site.  His idyllic afternoon took a turn for the worse when an 80-pound pit bull – running free …

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall released the following statement on former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee: “James Comey’s testimony has painted a truly frightening picture for the American people. Today, Mr. Comey reiterated to the American people that, beyond any shadow of a …

SANTA FE, NM – In an effort to improve the sportsman experience on New Mexico State Trust Lands, State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn today announced the addition of 141 new access points in 14 counties and two new campsites near Carlsbad. “Land ownership patterns in New Mexico tend to lock …

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), along with U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) and U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), today introduced legislation to assist small startup businesses secure funding for early-stage innovation and development. The bill makes a number of improvements to the Small Business Innovation Research (or …