Victoria Traxler
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- Sep 30, 2026
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Evacuation ordered in Doña Ana County due to flooding, dam failure threat (opens the original)
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"We've been praying and praying and praying for rain," Garfield resident Alessandra Alanis said. "I just don't think anyone expected everyone's prayers to be answered all at once on one day." Alanis watched Tuesday as water poured through, out and over a flood-mitigation dam near where she and her family farm pecan trees and other crops in Southern New Mexico. "We have farmland and employee housing surrounding this dam," Alanis said. "It's just covered in debris from the mountains and all of t
$10M set aside for repairs on road from Los Alamos to WIPP (opens the original)
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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez on Monday announced $10 million in federal funding to improve the highway between Los Alamos National Laboratory and where it disposes its radioactive waste. The funds will go toward repairing and improving U.S. 285 "to, from, and around" the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, or WIPP, which is 26 miles southeast of Carlsbad. The highway stretches from Colorado to Texas but offers a direct route between the laboratories and the plant. Heinrich sa
New Mexico lifts fire restrictions after surge of rainfall (opens the original)
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New Mexico's state forester has lifted statewide fire restrictions implemented in early April. State Forester Laura McCarthy said in a news release the recent late-season precipitation mitigated fire conditions, but the public "should continue to be vigilant." The restrictions applied to campfires, as well as smoking, fireworks, debris burning and flaring of gas related to oil and gas production. Since the beginning of September, the state recorded monthly precipitation that was 136% higher th
New study tracks radon pollution in New Mexico oil country, highlights flares (opens the original)
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A recent study identified significant levels of air pollution â including radon â from the oil and gas industry across the Permian Basin in Eastern New Mexico and West Texas. While methane contributions from oil and gas activities in the region are well documented, the first-of-its-kind study assessed a number of volatile compounds like nitrous oxide and radon â a radioactive natural gas known to cause lung cancer â near Loving, much of it related to producers burning off excess gas. Rec
Report: 'Orphaned wells' outpacing New Mexico's ability to manage them (opens the original)
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A new report suggests the state's efforts to plug "orphaned wells" are being drastically outpaced by the number of wells abandoned by oil and gas companies annually â as costs to fix them are skyrocketing. According to an Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis report released this week, the number of orphaned wells in New Mexico could quadruple by 2030. Meanwhile, the cost of fixing them has increased more than 700% over the past five years. "Given that more than 300 wells wer
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