WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * !Que vivan los lobos! * Conservationists are celebrating the historic translocation of two families of Mexican gray wolves in Durango, Mexico, almost 50 years after the last wolves were removed from the state to initiate the captive breeding program that saved the subspecies from extinction. Mexico has been releasing wolves in the states of Sonora and Chihuahua since 2011, but th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Recognizes Excellence and Innovation in Local Water Infrastructure Projects Across the Nation * Today, at the 2026 Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities (CIFA) Summit on Water Infrastructure, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Jess Kramer helped recognize 48 water infrastructure projects for excellence and innovation. Each project, financ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on President Trump's 2027 Budget * Heinrich, Lujan: "Trump's budget is a slap in the face to working families in New Mexico" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance and Senate Budget Committee, released the following stateme more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Merkley: Cuts in Trump's Budget Request to Leave Lasting Scars on Public Lands, Tribes, and Human Health * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Subcommittee on the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the release of President Trump's budget request for Fisc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Statement on Trump Administration Reversing Pecos Watershed Protections * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate Stewardship Caucus, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D- more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 8 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU astronomy student wins competitive NASA grant * Aman Priyadarshi Kumar, a second-year astronomy Ph.D. student at New Mexico State University, has received a NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science (FINESST) Award. This prestigious grant funds graduate student-designed and performed research projects that contribute to NASA's Science Mission Directorate. Kumar's pro more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 8 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU College of ACES invites public to attend open house April 25 * New Mexico State University's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences drives community and economic development across New Mexico through its academic, research and outreach programs. Community members are invited to learn more about the college's impact and meet the dedicated staff, faculty and stud more PR

CROWNPOINT, New Mexico, April 8 -- Navajo Technical University issued the following news: * * * Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory Visit NTU Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory Visit Navajo Technical University to Strengthen Academic and Workforce Partnerships By Ty Jones Navajo Technical University (NTU) hosted representatives from Sandia National Laboratories, led by newly appointed Director Laura McGill, along with representatives  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History issued the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * Smithsonian To Mark Nation's 250th With Exhibition Presenting America's Shared Natural and Cultural Heritage Including Objects From All 50 States Visitors Invited To Celebrate and Reflect on Connections Spanning US Represented in the National Museum of Natural History's 148 Million Object Collection * The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History will op more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 8 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM finalizes agreement for Lobo Crossing, advancing South Campus vision * The University of New Mexico has finalized an agreement for Lobo Crossing, allowing SimonCRE, a Phoenix-based commercial real estate developer, to move forward with the purchase of 38 acres of university-owned land near UNM's sports facilities for the development. "Lobo Crossing reflects The University of New Mexico's c more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 9 (TNSrpt) -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * Fracking Industry Misuses Science to Push Toxic Waste Rule New analysis finds falsified produced water science ahead of high-stakes New Mexico decision * As the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission prepares to consider another new rule allowing reuse and potential discharge of oil and gas liquid waste, a new analysis from a member of the state's own Produced Water Research Consorti more PR