/tags/new-mexico New Mexico en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:38:46 GMT /2025-03-26/new-mexico-bill-alert-missing-indigenous-people-rising-trend-west New Mexico lawmakers have passed a bill to create an alert system for missing Indigenous people, a growing trend in the Mountain West region. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:38:46 GMT /2025-03-26/new-mexico-bill-alert-missing-indigenous-people-rising-trend-west Kaleb Roedel /news/2024-05-30/using-less-of-the-colorado-river-takes-a-willing-farmer-and-45-million-in-federal-funds Some experts say the System Conservation Pilot Program, or SCPP, is costly and may not be the most effective way to save Colorado River water. Thu, 30 May 2024 11:46:00 GMT /news/2024-05-30/using-less-of-the-colorado-river-takes-a-willing-farmer-and-45-million-in-federal-funds Alex Hager, Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism /regional-news/2023-10-10/study-finds-indigenous-people-are-much-more-likely-to-contract-severe-covid Researchers at the University of New Mexico have found that COVID-19 hit American Indian and Alaska Native patients hard — even inside the university’s hospital. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 19:33:57 GMT /regional-news/2023-10-10/study-finds-indigenous-people-are-much-more-likely-to-contract-severe-covid Emma VandenEinde /news/2023-09-25/colorado-rivers-upper-basin-will-re-up-a-plan-that-pays-farmers-and-ranchers-to-use-less-water The System Conservation Pilot Program is ready to spend additional millions from the Inflation Reduction Act to save water in the agriculture industry through 2024. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:31:15 GMT /news/2023-09-25/colorado-rivers-upper-basin-will-re-up-a-plan-that-pays-farmers-and-ranchers-to-use-less-water Alex Hager /regional-news/2023-04-24/tribes-seek-invitation-to-rio-grande-water-commission A commission that oversees how the Rio Grande is managed and shared among three Western states has adopted a recommendation that could set the stage for more involvement by Native American tribes that depend on the river. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:53:34 GMT /regional-news/2023-04-24/tribes-seek-invitation-to-rio-grande-water-commission Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press /regional-news/2023-04-10/an-upstream-battle-new-mexico-pueblo-works-to-secure-water-rights-after-decades-of-efforts For 40 years, the Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico has been working to access the water they feel they’re owed by the federal government. And those efforts are more urgent than ever as climate change and development continue to affect their water supplies. Mon, 10 Apr 2023 21:57:13 GMT /regional-news/2023-04-10/an-upstream-battle-new-mexico-pueblo-works-to-secure-water-rights-after-decades-of-efforts Kaleb Roedel /regional-news/2023-01-30/new-mexico-bird-die-off-is-an-example-of-disaster-ecology-in-mountain-west Researchers now link the death of thousands of birds migrating across New Mexico in 2020 to extreme temperature and climate conditions. The event inspired a partnership between Los Alamos National Laboratory and New Mexico State University to study "disaster ecology." Mon, 30 Jan 2023 22:09:33 GMT /regional-news/2023-01-30/new-mexico-bird-die-off-is-an-example-of-disaster-ecology-in-mountain-west Emma Gibson /regional-news/2023-01-20/tribal-leaders-celebrate-law-that-bans-the-export-of-cultural-tribal-objects The Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act was recently signed into law and bans the export of cultural tribal objects. It also increases penalties for stealing and trafficking them. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 21:27:28 GMT /regional-news/2023-01-20/tribal-leaders-celebrate-law-that-bans-the-export-of-cultural-tribal-objects Emma Gibson /regional-news/2023-01-20/most-mountain-west-states-see-big-increases-in-private-health-insurance-costs-report-finds From 2022 to 2023, Colorado is seeing the second-highest increases in monthly private health insurance costs – nearly 20% – compared to the national average of less than 4%, according to an analysis by the finance website ValuePenguin. Wyoming and New Mexico also ranked in the top 5 with increases around 15%. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:39:17 GMT /regional-news/2023-01-20/most-mountain-west-states-see-big-increases-in-private-health-insurance-costs-report-finds Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2023-01-12/economic-think-tank-spotlights-mountain-west-micropolitans-but-ignores-wealth-inequalities Small towns in the Mountain West are leading the pack when it comes to economic success, according to a recent report by Heartland Forward. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:02:19 GMT /regional-news/2023-01-12/economic-think-tank-spotlights-mountain-west-micropolitans-but-ignores-wealth-inequalities Emma VandenEinde