WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * At Senate Commerce Hearing, Lujan Underscores Need for Transparency and Communication Following Airspace Closures in Texas and New Mexico * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, underscored the need for clear communication and answers following recent airspace closures in Texas and New Mexico during a Senate Commerce hearing. Senator Lujan specifica more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 18 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Breaking the ice: UNM students launch state's first collegiate women's hockey program * As Team USA skates for a gold medal this Thursday in women's ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics, history of a different kind is unfolding closer to home at The University of New Mexico. The UNM Women's Ice Hockey Club has completed its first season as the state's first ACHA Division I collegiate women's hockey program. Founded in 2024 by students Kiki  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the No FED in West Texas Act (H.R. 839). * * * H.R. 839 would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from implementing, administering, or enforcing the Final Land Protection Plan & Environment Assessment Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge that was finalized and approved by the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in April 2024. The plan established a voluntary land acquisition program authorizing the agency to acquire up to 700,000 acres of land surrou more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Demands Answers from Trump Administration on Treatment of Unaccompanied Children * Heinrich, colleagues to Trump Administration: "It is unconscionable that this Administration believes that children belong behind bars and should be stripped of protections that ensure access to food, water, and other necessities while in detention." WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined 10 Democratic senators to send a letter dem more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * In Las Cruces, Lujan Holds Outreach Event to Raise Awareness About Expanded Compensation Available Through RECA * Las Cruces, N.M. - This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) held a public outreach forum to raise awareness about expanded compensation available through the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). During the forum, Senator Lujan facilitated multiple presentations by experts and advocates on how to apply for compensation t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: * * * EPA Begins Rolling Back Biden's "Good Neighbor" Rule The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced "Phase 1" of its rollback of Biden's "Good Neighbor" rule, which would approve the plans of eight states to address the interstate transport rules for the 2015 eight-hour ozone standards that the Biden administration rejected as insufficient. The eight states whose plans would now be accepted are Alabama, Arizona, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississip more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Speaks Directly with FAA Administrator, Calls for Classified Briefing Over Airspace Closure * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee with jurisdiction over the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), issued the following statement after speaking with FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford over airspace closures in Texas and New Mexico: "I just spoke with the more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Blackburn Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen Weather Forecasting * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Co-Chairs of the Senate National Labs Caucus, reintroduced the bipartisan Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act to authorize a collaborative research partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Department of Energy (DOE) to im more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Leger Fernandez Statement on FEMA Announcement Regarding Hermit's Peak Claims Office Leadership * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) issued the following joint statement on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announcement regarding Hermit's Peak Claims Office leadership: "The FEMA announcement, following calls  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Stop Grocery Price Gouging and Lower Costs for Americans * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2026, legislation that bans corporations from leveraging new technologies to increase grocery prices for Americ more PR

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New Research Forecasts the Impacts of Fire on Birds * Up to 30% of bird diversity hotspots, places where large numbers of different bird species occur, in the western United States face threats from high-severity wildfires in the future that could eliminate critical forest habitats, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications. Scientists from the USDA Forest Service, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and University of New Mexico combine more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Heinrich and Vice Chair Murray Slam DOE for Redirecting Congressionally Appropriated Funds for Clean Energy to Prop Up Coal Plants, Hurting Rural Communities and Driving Up Electricity Costs * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations and Ranking M more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Heinrich and Vice Chair Murray Slam DOE for Redirecting Congressionally Appropriated Funds for Clean Energy to Prop Up Coal Plants, Hurting Rural Communities and Driving Up Electricity Costs U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Heinrich Uplifts Call from President Roosevelt's Descendants to Protect the Boundary Waters * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, uplifted a New York Times article where President Teddy Roosevelt's descendants pressed lawmakers to oppose a resolution that would open up mining next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. This comes a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Heinrich Uplifts Call from President Roosevelt's Descendants to Protect the Boundary Waters U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee,uplifted a New York Times article (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/climate/theodore-roosevelt-family-boundary-waters.html) where President Teddy Roosevelt's more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Heinrich, Klobuchar, Merkley, Huffman, Pingree, and Colleagues Call on Secretary Burgum to Halt Creation of Unified Wildfire Agency, Citing Dramatic Cuts at the Interior and Concerns with Fire Mismanagement * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Heinrich, Klobuchar, Merkley, Huffman, Pingree, and Colleagues Call on Secretary Burgum to Halt Creation of Unified Wildfire Agency, Citing Dramatic Cuts at the Interior and Concerns with Fire Mismanagement U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member o more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 18 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Reassessing the scientific method * The race to develop a virtual scientist -an AI creation that conducts every stage of research, from idea to publication -has consumed researchers, start-up founders, and tech juggernauts alike. It has also illuminated fundamental philosophical questions about the process of doing science. Is the scientific method really the best approach to learning about the world? A new paper in Collec more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 18 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM, industry partners work to advance statewide strategy utilizing quantum innovation * In an effort to capitalize on the next wave of the quantum revolution, The University of New Mexico, along with partners including Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)), are working hand-in hand to capitalize on the latest quantum revolution and chart a roadmap establishing the state of New Mexico as a national leader more PR