ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 12 -- Albuquerque Public Schools issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * Meet the 2026 Selfless Seniors APS Education Foundation recognizes students who uplift their communities without seeking praise. * Seventeen Albuquerque Public Schools high school students, united by a profound dedication to service, have been named Selfless Seniors by the APS Education Foundation. These students routinely go out of their way to uplift others, pouring their tim more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 12 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * CNM Biotech program provides direct pipeline to UNM * The Biotechnology program at Central New Mexico Community College has been around for more than 20 years. It's a cohort-based three-semester program that begins in the fall and finishes at the end of the summer semester. In this program, students gain many real-world lab skills that are necessary to work in any type of molecular biology lab more PR

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Feb. 12 -- Augusta University posted the following news release: * * * MCG's Addiction Medicine Fellowship enters a new phase of growth * Treating individuals with substance use disorders requires more than addressing the physical effects of addiction. It demands a holistic, person-centered approach that recognizes the psychiatric, social and environmental factors that shape each individual's recovery journey. For physicians, that means developing the skill to treat not jus more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 12 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * NMED acts to hold DOE accountable for legacy waste Agency files enforcement at LANL, initiates WIPP permit modification * The New Mexico Environment Department issued several actions today to hold the U.S. Department of Energy accountable for failing to prioritize the cleanup of Los Alamos National Laboratory's "legacy waste" for disposal at the Waste Isolation more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 12 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * CRRUA to pay nearly $200k for drinking water violations Settlement is first of two cases holding utility accountable * The New Mexico Environment Department today announced a settlement with the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority of five violations committed by the utility since 2023. The settlement includes a penalty of $189,000, including a "bad faith" e more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 [Category: Environment] -- Earthworks issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico Senate Vote Leaves New Mexicans Without a Plan to Cut Climate Pollution * SANTA FE, N.M. - Today, the New Mexico Senate failed to pass the Clear Horizons Act, SB 18, leaving the state without a long-term plan to reduce climate pollution and manage the rising costs already hitting New Mexico families. The Clear Horizons Act would have required New Mexico to drive real emissions redu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Dems probe DOE using carbon capture funds to prop up coal * Top Senate Democrats are investigating the Department of Energy's plan to prop up aging coal plants with millions of dollars Congress originally set aside to advance carbon capture technologies and improve energy resiliency and environmental protection in rural areas. Senate Appropriations ranking member Patty Murray (D-Wash. more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 12 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Turning discovery into impact: UNM research at work for New Mexico * At The University of New Mexico, research is not an abstract pursuit confined to laboratories-it is a public good that strengthens communities, grows the economy, improves health, and prepares the next generation of New Mexico's workforce. Guided by the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), UNM's research enterpri more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following written testimony by John Mills, CEO and co-founder of Watch Duty, Healdsburg, California, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Fix Our Forests: The Need for Urgent Action One Year After the L.A. Wildfires": * * * I. Introduction Dear Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and members of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands, my name is John Mills, and I live off-the-grid in the wildland fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2026: * * * Wyden, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Restore Quality Care in Nursing Homes After Trump Gutted Staffing Standards More Than 1.2 Million Americans and Their Families Rely on Nursing Homes for Lifeline Care as America Continues to Face an Understaffing Crisis Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Restore 24/7 On-site Nursing, Common  more PR