Four of the nine New Mexico counties evaluated in the annual State of the Air report received failing marks for ozone pollution. The counties with failing grades were Bernalillo, Doña Ana, Eddy and San Juan. The annual State of the Air report looks at ozone and particulate matter pollution in more than 200 metropolitan statistical […]
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Ozone Pollution Continues to Plague New Mexico
Four of the nine New Mexico counties evaluated in the annual State of the Air report received failing marks for ozone pollution. The counties with failing grades were Bernalillo, Doña Ana, Eddy and San Juan. The annual State of the Air report looks at ozone and particulate matter pollution in more than 200 metropolitan statistical […]
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Local Rescue Has a Chi-Pocalypse
An East Mountains animal rescue has had a very busy April after rescuing 61 dogs from an alleged hoarding situation in Socorro County. The dogs were rescued from a property in Veguita. The East Mountain Animal Companion Project New Mexico (EMCAPNM) in Moriarty took in 61 of the 98 dogs removed from the property, and […]
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Local Rescue Has a Chi-Pocalypse
An East Mountains animal rescue has had a very busy April after rescuing 61 dogs from an alleged hoarding situation in Socorro County. The dogs were rescued from a property in Veguita. The East Mountain Animal Companion Project New Mexico (EMCAPNM) in Moriarty took in 61 of the 98 dogs removed from the property, and […]
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Trail Mix: Manzanitas Are Biking and Trail Running Mecca
Trail Mix is a monthly column about off-the-beaten-path adventures in New Mexico. A mountain biking and trail running Mecca lies less than a 45-minute drive east of Albuquerque. Tucked away into the rolling hills of the Manzanita Mountains to the east of the far more imposing Manzano Mountains, the area boasts an extensive trail system […]
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Trail Mix: Manzanitas Are Biking and Trail Running Mecca
Trail Mix is a monthly column about off-the-beaten-path adventures in New Mexico. A mountain biking and trail running Mecca lies less than a 45-minute drive east of Albuquerque. Tucked away into the rolling hills of the Manzanita Mountains to the east of the far more imposing Manzano Mountains, the area boasts an extensive trail system […]
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Trail Mix: Manzanitas Are Biking and Trail Running Mecca
Trail Mix is a monthly column about off-the-beaten-path adventures in New Mexico. A mountain biking and trail running Mecca lies less than a 45-minute drive east of Albuquerque. Tucked away into the rolling hills of the Manzanita Mountains to the east of the far more imposing Manzano Mountains, the area boasts an extensive trail system […]
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NMDOJ Investigates Complaints About County Commissioners
The New Mexico Department of Justice (NMDOJ) is investigating claims that some members of the Bernalillo County Commission have violated meeting rules. In a letter dated April 24, and addressed to County Manager Julie Morgas Baca and Attorney Ken Martinez, the NMDOJ said, “Based on the materials reviewed, there are indications that deliberations on public […]
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NMDOJ Investigates Complaints About County Commissioners
The New Mexico Department of Justice (NMDOJ) is investigating claims that some members of the Bernalillo County Commission have violated meeting rules. In a letter dated April 24, and addressed to County Manager Julie Morgas Baca and Attorney Ken Martinez, the NMDOJ said, “Based on the materials reviewed, there are indications that deliberations on public […]
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NMDOJ Investigates Complaints About County Commissioners
The New Mexico Department of Justice (NMDOJ) is investigating claims that some members of the Bernalillo County Commission have violated meeting rules. In a letter dated April 24, and addressed to County Manager Julie Morgas Baca and Attorney Ken Martinez, the NMDOJ said, “Based on the materials reviewed, there are indications that deliberations on public […]