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Danielle Prokop
Position: Source NM

Proposal to remove protections for Mexican gray wolves could lead to extinction, advocates say

Arizona Rep. says wolves ‘have negatively impacted hunters and ranchers’

Advocates: Mount Cristo Rey wall will worsen migrant deaths, erosion, habitat loss

Public comment on the federal border project ends July 3

Federal agency provides $120 million for Navajo-Gallup Water supply project

Congress nearly doubled the cap for the project, but further approvals will be needed to complete construction

Downwinders pressure Speaker Mike Johnson on RECA during his New Mexico visit

Both candidates for Congressional District 2 support full expansion of the compensation program

N.M. officials withdraw $1.2 million fine against El Paso Water

Fine stemmed from a catastrophic break in two sewage mains in August 2021

Disclosure rules unclear for commissioners set to decide on O&G wastewater rules

State ethics and elections officials were unsure if they enforced portions of the disclosure requirements

Environment bills and priorities passed during the 30-day legislative session

A return of some environmental tax credits vetoed last year; $300M in new conservation legacy fund and clean fuels went rounds at the Roundhouse

Most New Mexico county jails are understaffed; some are overfull

Fewer corrections officers mean counties are competing with each other (and state and private prisons too) for the same pool of people

Virgin Galactic lays off 185 employees will pause Spaceport flights

Company officials said a new, bigger, spaceplane will be more lucrative

N.M. to write feds on cooperation over White Sands cleanup and reparations

State Office of Natural Resources Trustee called groundwater ‘permanently injured’ from contamination

Ain’t no sunshine when data’s gone

The state is legally required to report millions of dollars in settlements immediately. That’s not happening, and we’re trying to find out why.

FEMA to drop biweekly progress updates

First announcement shows Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office has paid $40M so far