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Read the report: NNSA environmental assessment of pit production
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (336+ words) Santa Fe New Mexican The National Nuclear Security Administration on Friday publicly released a draft of its broad environmental review on plans for the production of new plutonium pits, the trigger devices for nuclear weapons. - Woman dead, man charged with…...
The Roundhouse Report: Ads and uranium
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (147+ words) Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland released her first ad of the campaign on Saturday. Titled "Who Fights," the ad plays up her experience, which includes serving in Congress and as Secretary of the Interior during the Biden administration. Bernalillo County…...
Expand comment period for Chaco Canyon protections
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (498+ words) Seven days is not enough time to gather comments about the future of currently protected lands around Chaco Canyon. That's especially true when the bulk of those seven days falls during Holy Week, a time of significance for many of…...
Preventing uranium mining in Carson Forest is critical
2+ week, 2+ day ago (498+ words) Thanks for Tirzio Lopez's alarming My View ('Safeguarding Chama, Carson will take all of us,' My View, March 28). Food-eating, water-drinking and air-breathing New Mexicans must do everything necessary to prevent uranium exploration in the Carson National Forest and the Chama…...
Navajo people divided on plan for massive coal mine expansion
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1792+ words) Saturday's demonstration in deep-blue Santa Fe takes place a" QUESTA " For rancher Ezequiel Rael, grazing livestock on the" D'ilan Long, an environmental and social activist fighting against the expansion of the Navajo Mine, watches dusk fall March 20 over the property…...
Santa Fe County to work on acquiring 6. 5 acres of right-of-way for Avenida Del Sur extension
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (514+ words) A Santa Fe County image shows the Avenida del Sur extension project. The road construction project is part of the county's long-range planning for the growing Rancho Viejo residential area. Santa Fe County commissioners gave the green light Tuesday to…...
Greenland's harsh environment and lack of infrastructure have prevented rare earth mining
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (751+ words) FILE - Tourists kayak at sea in front of Nuuk Cathedral in Nuuk, Greenland, June 16, 2025. Greenland's harsh environment, lack of key infrastructure and difficult geology have so far prevented anyone from building a mine to extract the sought-after rare earth elements…...
Indigenous rights and the climate threat of Blackstone
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (297+ words) The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples affirms the principle of Free, Prior and Informed Consent " a right, not a courtesy. It means Indigenous peoples have the right to say no to projects that affect their lands,…...
Trump fast-tracks Utah uranium mine, but industry revival may wait for higher prices
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1190+ words) A uranium ore pile is the first to be mined at the Energy Fuels Inc. uranium Pinyon Plain Mine last year near Tusayan, Ariz. Global uranium prices are double what they were at a low point seven years ago, and,…...
Santa Fe County commissioners back bill to ban Pecos watershed mining
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (566+ words) Upper Pecos Watershed Association volunteer Leslie Lienau picks up trash at the Upper Dalton Fishing Site on the Pecos River in late May. Santa Fe County commissioners are backing legislation introduced by members of New Mexico's congressional delegation to ban…...