Downwinders mark Trinity legacy: On the 80th anniversary of the Trinity test, advocates and lawmakers unveiled a roadside sign near White Sands to honor generations exposed to nuclear fallout and celebrate New Mexicans’ new eligibility for RECA compensation — learn what comes next.
States file suit over $7B freeze: New Mexico joined 22 states and D.C. in filing suit in Rhode Island federal court to lift a freeze on $7 billion in K-12 and adult education grants, threatening after-school and literacy programs — find out what’s at stake.
New Mexico’s Laser Strike Surge: Pilots report 95 FAA strikes last year—a 40% jump—and face weekly blinding attacks with minimal prosecutions despite potential five-year sentences and $250,000 fines — find out.
Plume cleanup enters next phase: After 25 years of investigating the Kirtland AFB jet fuel leak beneath Albuquerque, regulators are now evaluating cleanup strategies—interim measures have removed 95% of the EDB plume even as benzene spreads — find out what’s next.
New Mexico broadband grants awarded: Three communities—Valencia County, the Pueblo of Laguna and the Pueblo of Acoma—each received $100,000 in planning grants from the state’s Office of Broadband Access and Expansion to jump-start infrastructure projects and boost their federal funding bids — find out how others can apply.
Free back-to-school vaccinations: The New Mexico Department of Health’s Las Cruces Public Health Office and 64 partner sites statewide are offering no-cost immunizations for children 18 and under by appointment July 17–22 — find out.
Other New Mexico headlines this week
- Discover New Mexico’s nine friendliest countryside towns
- New Mexico film production showcases cultural heritage
- NMSP sends mobile Silver and Turquoise alerts
- Loan forgiveness helps New Mexico health workers
- New Mexico launches Alzheimer’s awareness campaign
- Storehouse New Mexico launches ‘Knock Hunger’ drive
- New Mexico mulls overhauling forest road rule
- New Mexico back-to-school tax-free weekend July 25–27
