New Mexico could trade oil counties for El PasoTexas lawmakers are discussing annexing Lea and Eddy counties. An Albuquerque Journal opinion column proposes a hypothetical swap that would bring El Paso County to New Mexico.Albuquerque Journal2d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomytexas new mexico border dispute
New Mexico lawmakers urge data center ratepayer protectionsNew Mexico lawmakers asked utility regulators to develop rules protecting households and small businesses from electricity costs tied to growing data center demand.Albuquerque Journal4d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyHR 9340data center ratepayer protections
rich southeastern New Mexico countiesTexas lawmakers discussed annexing oil-rich southeastern New Mexico counties, but state officials say there is no chance New Mexico would approve the proposal.Albuquerque Journal4d agoWhole story →PlanetJusticetexas nm annexation proposal
Sen. Heinrich urged to oppose permitting reform in New MexicoAn environmental advocate urges Sen. Martin Heinrich to reject permitting reform legislation, citing risks to New Mexico public lands, water, communities and environmental protections.Albuquerque Journal16d agoWhole story →PlanetMartin HeinrichHR 4776permitting reform debate
Santa Fe’s EnviTrace joins federal AI push to forecast water levels and floodsSanta Fe company EnviTrace will use artificial intelligence through the DOE’s Genesis Mission to improve water-level and flood forecasting in the Colorado River Basin.Albuquerque Journal17d agoWhole story →TechnologySecuritygenesis mission launch
New Mexico lawmakers raise alarm over DOE nuclear safety rule changesNew Mexico lawmakers are urging the U.S. Department of Energy to reconsider nuclear safety rule changes they say could increase risks at Los Alamos National Laboratory.Albuquerque Journal17d agoWhole story →JusticeSecuritynuclear safety rule changes
Heinrich bill would require labor standards for DOEU.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich’s Good Energy Jobs Act would require prevailing wages, apprenticeships and community benefits plans for federally supported energy projects.Albuquerque Journal19d agoWhole story →EconomyPlanetMartin Heinrichgood energy jobs act introduction
New Mexico job growth slows as federal workforce cuts continueNew Mexico added less than 1% in jobs from June 2025 to June 2026 as federal employment cuts offset gains in mining, retail and government, a state revenue report says.Albuquerque Journal21d agoWhole story →CommercePlanetnew mexico job growth report
Lujan Grisham visits Mexico to pursue New Mexico natural gas exportsGov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is in Mexico City for a state-funded trade mission focused on potential New Mexico natural gas export deals before her term ends.Albuquerque Journal27d agoWhole story →EconomyPlanetMichelle Lujan Grishamnew mexico natural gas export mission
