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Susan Montoya Bryan
Position: The Associated Press

New Mexico panel opts to end recreational cougar trapping

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico regulators have adopted new rules that will prohibit trapping or snaring cougars for sport, marking a small victory for animal protection groups that have been fight...

Fire-ravaged forests get help from pine cone collectors

Seeds collected to plant in scorched areas

Lizard protections sought amid U.S. oil boom

ALBUQUERQUE – A small lizard found among the dunes straddling New Mexico and West Texas in one of the nation’s richest oil basins is at the center of a new lawsuit. Environmentali...

U.S. appeals court to decide fight over jaguar habitat

Farmers and ranchers wary of setting aside such a large expanse

New Mexico professor traces chocolate’s ancient path

Discovery a link to Mesoamerica

New Mexico moving to crack down on unpaid wage claims

ALBUQUERQUE – A popular New Mexico restaurant was the first business to be targeted Thursday in a state and local push to enforce wage laws. Officials said they were suing Haciend...

Report: New Mexico oil boom to continue

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is expected to keep growing at a record pace, resulting in more revenue for the state and billions of dollars in new infrastructure investment...

New Mexico’s new energy law prompts legal challenge

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico’s new landmark energy law is facing its first legal challenge as a coalition of environmental and consumer advocacy groups filed a petition Monday with the sta...

New Mexico, Colorado get fired up over hot peppers

ALBUQUERQUE – “It’s on!” New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says she’s ready for a culinary duel with her neighbors to the north after the governor of Colorado proclaimed on s...

Pup fostering gives genetic boost to wild Mexican wolves

ALBUQUERQUE – It’s a carefully planned mission that involves coordination across state lines – from Mexican gray wolf dens hidden deep in the woods of New Mexico and Arizona to breeding faci...

New Mexico utility charts closure for coal-fired power plant

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest electric utility Monday submitted to state regulators its plan for shutting down the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station, replacing the lost power and p...

Methane rules up for debate as drilling booms in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants New Mexico to craft its own rules to curb methane emissions from oil and gas development as the rollback of federal regulations remains tangle...