Stories related to our ongoing coverage of environmental issues in New Mexico.
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Recent storms carved trenches through roads across Rio Rancho, and the city needs residents’ help tracking down every one. Public Works crews are assessing reported damage and repairing the worst sites first, the city said in a Sept. 30 announcement. Crews rank each location by severity, public safety risk, accessibility […]
Heavy rain from what’s left of Hurricane Polo is causing problems beyond flooded streets and soggy yards in Rio Rancho. Waste Management said severe rainfall and landfill closures are delaying residential trash collection throughout the week. The company said it is monitoring conditions and adjusting its operations as needed to safely serve customers. Waste Management […]
Heavy rain from what’s left of Hurricane Polo is causing problems beyond flooded streets and soggy yards in Bernalillo County. Waste Management has paused residential trash collection after severe weather closed a landfill the company uses. Bernalillo County said Waste Management notified the county that the landfill is temporarily closed because of the severe weather. […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper A soggy September just bought New Mexicans a rain check. The state forester lifted restrictions on campfires, smoking, fireworks and open burning Monday morning after late-season storms knocked down the wildfire threat. State Forester Laura McCarthy’s order ends restrictions in place since April 6 on state and private land outside […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper New Mexicans who spent last week wringing out their socks should keep the towels handy. Moisture from Hurricane Polo is rolling north this week, and it’s bringing flash flood risk to nearly every corner of the state. Polo is forecast to hit Baja California Sur Monday night as a Category […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The PaperPhotos by Roberto E. Rosales, The Paper Albuquerque rolled up its sleeves Saturday and put its trash where it belongs. Volunteers fanned out from five hubs, stretching from the Bosque to Nob Hill and the Northeast Heights, for the fifth annual Imagine ABQ Day. They filled bags with litter, weeds and […]
By Kevin Hendricks If your PNM bill lately looks more like an educated guess than a meter reading, state regulators want to hear about it, in person, in Alamogordo. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission will host a community town hall from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Sgt. Willie Estrada Memorial […]
As New Mexico continues to get hit hard with monsoon rains this week. A weather alert was issue for potential flooding throughout the region. Check out some photos of the weather in Edgewood and Albuquerque by our photographer, Roberto E. Rosales, and a local resident who shared photos from Cedar Crest. Albuquerque Edgewood Cedar Crest
Staff report Bernalillo County residents in flood-prone areas have until Friday to get their sandbags in a row. Monsoon storms could drop up to 3 inches of rain on the East Mountains and up to 2 inches on the metro area by Sept. 25, county officials announced Tuesday. Wednesday should bring the heaviest rain, and […]
By Rodd Cayton Some assumptions made by a group promoting emergency preparedness in Placitas have borne out, survey results indicate. But Allen Saville says some residents may be unrealistic about how prepared they are for a fire or other emergency. Saville, president of the Placitas Resilience & Emergency Preparedness Alliance (PREP) and a former Firefighter/EMT, […]
