WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Invites Additional Public Feedback for February 2027 Oil and Gas Lease Sale in New Mexico and Oklahoma * SANTA FE, N.M.- The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 15 oil and gas parcels totaling 4,054 acres in New Mexico and Oklahoma in a February 2027 sale. The comment period ends Oct. 30, 2026. The BLM completed scoping on these parce more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 29 -- The Central New Mexico Community College posted the following news: * * * BooksPlus Helps Students Be Ready on Day One * New program beginning Spring 2027 aims to help every student start class prepared https://www.cnm.edu/news/booksplus-helps-students-be-ready-on-day-one https://www.cnm.edu/news/booksplus-helps-students-be-ready-on-day-one/@@images/image-1200-637240942c8b32200550ae2c5a789ce0.jpeg New program beginning Spring 2027 aims to help every student start class prepared September 29, 2026 Sta more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * A Former Postdoc Returns as a Professor Mark Ross-Lonergan is an experimental neutrino physicist with a passion for oysters. September 29, 2026 Mark Ross-Lonergan first arrived at Columbia as a postdoctoral researcher in 2017, eager to pivot from his previous work on theoretical physics to a career focused on physics experiments. After spending five years as a postdoc at Columbia, Ross-Lonergan decamped for New Mexico, where he worked for several years as an Oppenhe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Wagner Equipment for Disability Discrimination * Federal lawsuit alleges company used discriminatory qualification standards and failed to accommodate an employee's disability DENVER -Aurora, Colorado-headquartered Wagner Equipment, an industrial machinery and equipment company providing heavy machinery for sale and rent in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, violated federal law when it subjected an employee to unlawful qual more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 29 -- The Central New Mexico Community College posted the following news: * * * From Apprentice to Employee * How this first-generation college student accelerated his career in IT https://www.cnm.edu/news/from-apprentice-to-employee https://www.cnm.edu/news/from-apprentice-to-employee/@@images/image-1200-5b72ac6f50828313ff4e904d92180d08.jpeg How this first-generation college student accelerated his career in IT September 29, 2026 When Alex Barraza was getting ready to graduate from CNM he thought an inter more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Gabe Vasquez Earns Endorsement From Bernalillo County Sheriff for Long Record of Delivering on Public Safety * "Vasquez has put party aside to deliver, and he supports law enforcement. Period. His record shows it." -Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen Congressman Gabe Vasquez secured a key endorsement from Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen based on his record of delivering for New Mexico's law enforcement officers and keepi more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 30 -- The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum issued the following news release: * * * This Land Carries Us, Created for 'Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country,' Wins Best Documentary Short at deadCenter Film Festival September 29, 2026-(Santa Fe, NM)-This Land Carries Us, a short experimental documentary by Tewa filmmaker Charine Pilar Gonzales (San Ildefonso Pueblo), won the Best Documentary Short award at the 2026 deadCenter Film Festival, an Oscar(R) Qualifying Film Festival. Created for the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum's Tewa Nangeh/Tewa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Secures Senate Passage of Legislation to Transfer a Portion of the Former Albuquerque Indian School Campus to Pueblos for the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced Senate passage of his Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2026, legislation that places portions of the former Albuquerque Indian School campus, currently managed by the General Services Administration, into trust for the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Vasquez Announce $10 Million to Rebuild Roads Outside of WIPP in Carlsbad * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (N.M.) announced $10 million in federal funding to repair the US 285 Relief Route, a critical road for freight trucks transporting nuclear ma more PR

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Sept. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on September 24, 2026, by Trey Cowan entitled "Plugging the gap." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary New Mexico has doubled its annual rate of plugging orphan wells and is updating financial assurance rules for well operators. But the number of wells producing less than 2 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day--wells that are likely to become orphans--is growing faster than the state can plug and remediate its more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * September 29, 2026 Lujan, NM Delegation Secure Key Funding to Rebuild Roads Outside of WIPP in Carlsbad $10 million in federal funding will help improve driver safety and nuclear waste containment - Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) secured $10 million in federal funding to repair the US 285 Relief Route, a critical road for freight truc more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 29 -- The Central New Mexico Community College posted the following news: * * * Meet the CNM Grad Who Brought the Rail Yards to Life * Adriana Casas spent seven years as a project manager on the Rail Yards and helped shepherd through every aspect of the building's design and restoration https://www.cnm.edu/news/meet-the-cnm-grad-who-brought-the-rail-yards-to-life https://www.cnm.edu/news/meet-the-cnm-grad-who-brought-the-rail-yards-to-life/@@images/image-1200-432e4e906af33c6ea60958ece92adcae.jpeg Adriana Cas more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 30 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico's Water Standards Are Failing to Keep Pace With Oil and Gas Pollution State fails to address tens of thousands of spills, unidentified chemicals in considering new water quality standards and expanded use of fracking waste September 29, 2026 SANTA FE, N.M.-- WildEarth Guardians today urged New Mexico water regulators to confront a growing blind spot in the state's water quality program -- oil and gas companies are spilling millions of  more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 29 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NM FAST launches travel stipend program for New Mexico startups at SBIR/STTR conferences * WRITER: Alejandro Najera-Acosta, a_najera@nmsu.edu SOURCE: Carlos Murguia, cmurguia@nmsu.edu NM FAST has launched a travel stipend program designed to help New Mexico-based startups attend national Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer conferences. The program provides reimbursement for eligible conference- more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 29 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU celebrates Latine Heritage Month with special campus events * Celebrations for Latine Heritage Month are underway at New Mexico State University, a designated Hispanic-serving institution with a student population that is 60% Hispanic. NMSU observes Latine Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. This year, several campus organizations will host special events that celebrate and honor Latine culture. This week, NMSU's College Assi more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 29 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Graduate School launches new initiative focused on impact of graduate education * New Mexico State University's Graduate School will launch a new annual initiative, "The Transformative Power of Graduate Education," this fall. The event will highlight the impact of graduate education and research in addressing complex challenges and advancing the public good. The inaugural event will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 29 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU physics professor receives 5-year NSF CAREER award * Over the next five years, a National Science Foundation CAREER award of nearly $600,000 will support New Mexico State University physicist Ludi Miao's research on quantum materials that could build future revolutionary technologies. The CAREER award is the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award for early-career faculty. It recognizes tenure-track assistant professor more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 29 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Nominations open for 2027 Honorary Degree recipients * The University of New Mexico is now accepting nominations for 2027 Honorary Degree recipients. The tradition recognizing Honorary Degree recipients at UNM began in 1924 when John J. Tigert, the U.S. Commissioner of Education, was awarded the LL.D. as the first UNM recipient of an Honorary Degree. In most years since, the Honorary Degree Committee has recognized at least one individual. Ov more PR

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Sept. 30 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: * * * Union Workers Power Project Jupiter--and New Mexico's Future By Michael Little, Vice President, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure--Sep 29, 2026 I began my career with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), where I learned a trade that started as a job but became a career filled with opportunity. The hands-on experience and technical training I received gave me the foundation to grow into the  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 28 -- The University of New Mexico School of Law posted the following news release: * * * Second-Year UNM Law School Students Help Create Statewide Affordable Housing Plan * This summer, two University of New Mexico School of Law students, Will Martin and Noah Passaris, worked as housing policy interns for Bernalillo County's Community School Innovation and Strategic Partnerships Department. Martin and Passaris are both second-year law students who discovered their interest in housing law in their Property La more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Triad National Security to Pay $2.8 Million to Resolve EEOC Religious and Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Charges * New Mexico-based laboratory management company settles federal charges involving its COVID-19 vaccine mandate MEMPHIS -Triad National Security, LLC, a laboratory management company based in Los Alamos, New Mexico, agreed to resolve charges of discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez, NM Delegation Secure Key Funding to Rebuild Roads Outside of WIPP in Carlsbad * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, September 24, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) secured $10 million in federal funding to repair the US 285 Relief Route, a critical road for freight trucks transporting nuclear materials to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsb more PR