By Susan Morée University of New Mexico researchers have identified rising concentrations of microscopic plastic in the brain, liver and kidney over the past 20 years. Matthew Campen, UNM College of Pharmacy distinguished and regents’ professor, and Marcus Garcia, UNM College of Pharmacy fellow, published their findings on Monday in an academic journal called Nature Medicine. Campen […]
Kevin Hendricks
Kevin Hendricks is a local news editor with nm.news. He is a two-decade veteran of local news as a sportswriter and assistant editor with the ABQ Journal and Rio Rancho Observer.
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Military and Commercial Flight Collisions Less Likely in ABQ
This story was originally published by City Desk ABQ By Rodd Cayton In light of a fatal air collision in Washington D.C., an Air Force spokesperson told CityDesk ABQ that Kirtland Air Force Base and the Albuquerque International Sunport use various communication methods to keep the skies over the city safe. Earlier this week, dozens of people […]
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The Smartest Person in the World
By Randi McGinn The last short story Mark Twain ever wrote provides some wisdom for the times we are now living through. Captain Stormfield Goes to Heaven is about an ex-military man who dies and goes to heaven, where he is taken on a tour of paradise by an angel. The story goes something like […]
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Proposal to Protect Public Library Funds Moves Forward
This story is republished from Source NM. By Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico State lawmakers passed a bill through committee Tuesday night following an often heated debate over banning books from public libraries. In recent years, hundreds of books have been pulled from the shelves across the country, as Republican lawmakers lead efforts to ban books in schools and […]
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Legislators Push for New Mexico to Gain Authority over its Water Pollution
By Bryce Dix, KUNM A bill package that would give the state of New Mexico authority over pollution control and discharge into the state’s waterways – and allow creation of a new permitting system – is gaining traction in the legislature. New Mexico is only one of three states that defers water surface pollution permitting […]
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Legislation Would Add New Mexico to a Growing List of States Restricting PFAS
By Hannah Grover New Mexico could follow the lead of approximately a dozen other states and restrict the sale or manufacturing of various household products including carpets, feminine hygiene products, cookware and cosmetics made with PFAS chemicals. “Intentionally added PFAS in consumer goods are showing up at our breakfast tables, our kitchen tables, in our […]
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Governor Announces 26 Additional Rural Health Care Delivery Fund Recipients
By The Independent Staff Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Jan. 28 that 26 additional rural healthcare providers will receive a combined $40.6 million from the Rural Health Care Delivery Fund, part of the $46 million allocated during the 2024 legislative session. According to a press release, $5.4 million was awarded to four rural health care […]
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Legislation Introduced to Create a Medical Psilocybin Program in New Mexico
By The Independent Staff A bi-partisan bi-cameral group of legislators introduced legislation Jan. 30 that would establish a program to allow New Mexicans to receive medical treatments from psilocybin mushrooms for qualified medical conditions. According to a press release, Senate Bill 219, the “Medical Psilocybin Act” lays the path for mental and behavioral health treatment […]
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Legislation Introduced to Create a Medical Psilocybin Program in New Mexico
By The Independent Staff A bi-partisan bi-cameral group of legislators introduced legislation Jan. 30 that would establish a program to allow New Mexicans to receive medical treatments from psilocybin mushrooms for qualified medical conditions. According to a press release, Senate Bill 219, the “Medical Psilocybin Act” lays the path for mental and behavioral health treatment […]
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Does New Mexico Need a Renewable Energy Excise Tax?
By Hannah Grover While oil, gas and mining industries pay severance taxes, renewable energy projects are not subject to those taxes. Some fear this will result in a lack of funds to support crucial services ass New Mexico transitions away from fossil fuels. That is why Rep. John Block, R-Alamogordo, pushed for a renewable energy […]