KRQE News 13 - Environment

EPA, Energy Department recognize UNMH

Devon Armijo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:38 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy recognized University of New Mexico Hospital with the Energy Star Building Label on Friday.

Hyrdopower project gets federal funding

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:37:52 GMT

Federal stimulus funding has been awarded to Los Alamos County for a hydroelectric project in northern New Mexico.

NM counties eligible for disaster aid

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:29 GMT

Four eastern New Mexico counties have been declared eligible for disaster assistance due to their proximity to counties in Texas that have been declared disaster areas due to drought and other problems.

LIHEAP heating bill assistance

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:23:22 GMT

Betina Gonzales McCracken with N.M. Human Services Department discusses the program to help people by their heating bills.

ABQ joins in worldwide climate rallies

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:26:51 GMT

More than 5,200 events Saturday, including one in Albuquerque, attracted millions of people rallying to bring attention to global warming.

Peanut growers see average to good crop

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:29 GMT

The peanut harvest is at its halfway mark, and growers are saying this year's yield in eastern New Mexico and West Texas ranks from average to good.

Family pushes search for missing hunter

Jim Winchester — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:56:15 GMT

The search continues for a hunter who disappeared six weeks ago in the Pecos Wilderness of northern New Mexico.

Otters released in Rio Pueblo de Taos

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:51:36 GMT

Six river otters from the Pacific Northwest have been released into the ice-cold water of the Rio Pueblo de Taos in northern New Mexico as part of an effort to return the mammals to their historic range.

Bob Gerding on New Mexico fishing

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:09:29 GMT

Bob Gerding of Outdoor Adventures takes viewers' questions on New Mexico fishing.

Money for S. Valley flood fix 'deleted'

Crystal Gutierrez — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:22:24 GMT

It took county workers more than three hours to pump out what residents have now named Lake Barcelona at an intersection once on the state's list for major drainage improvements.

Weather shoos 3 flights from Sunport

Bill Diven — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:03:03 GMT

The violent storm that blew through central New Mexico Tuesday afternoon sent three incoming Albuquerque flights to other airports and forced the brief evacuation of the Santa Fe Airport control tower.

Nasty storm roughs up metro Albuquerque

Tim Maestas — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:52:10 GMT

Heavy rain and destructive winds blew through Albuquerque Tuesday afternoon sending anyone outdoors running for cover while toppling a tree into a house, launching an arroyo rescue and setting off panic at one downtown business.

BLM pulls NM parcels from lease sale

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:24:48 GMT

Thousands of acres will be offered up this week at the Bureau of Land Management's regional oil and gas lease sale.

Two planned burns smoke SF Forest

Bill Diven — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:27:03 GMT

On Monday fire managers treated an additional 80 acres within the Chaparral prescribed burn near Jemez Springs while preparing for a burn scheduled to start Tuesday southeast of Pecos.

USDA offers grants to growers

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:37:02 GMT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for grants that will help growers add value to the commodities they produce.

Wire strung on path injures bicyclist

Jim Winchester — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:22:00 GMT

Three recent incidents of trip wires strung across Albuquerque-area bike paths have sent one cyclist to the hospital and left others on alert.

Bob Gerding on New Mexico fishing

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:53:18 GMT

Bob Gerding of Outdoor Adventures takes viewers' questions on New Mexico fishing.

Oil Patch cuts may sting state budget

Michael Herzenberg — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:36:08 GMT

State government may be even deeper in the hole than $650 million as oil and gas companies expect to cut back production more than usual this winter.

Obama admin. backs Organ Mountains bill

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:16:10 GMT

The Obama administration has thrown its backing behind a bill that would protect the Organ Mountains east of Las Cruces and other scenic areas in Dona Ana County.

BLM seeks comments on transmission lines

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:46:37 GMT

The Bureau of Land Management plans three hearings on a proposed expansion area for a 460-mile, high capacity 500-kilovolt transmission line across New Mexico and Arizona.

Feds: new contract for Navajo pipeline

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:32:45 GMT

The U.S. Interior Department has awarded a $27.7 million contract for the construction of a water pipeline on the Navajo reservation in northwestern New Mexico.

Poisonous weed blamed for horse deaths

Ian Schwartz — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:32:53 GMT

Lab test results show toxic hay killed three horses at a special-needs riding ranch in Albuquerque's South Valley.

Los Lunas struggles with arsenic levels

Ian Schwartz — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:07:48 GMT

The village of Los Lunas sent letters to residents notifying them the village has elevated levels of arsenic in their drinking water.

Neighbors worried about treatment plant

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:57:14 GMT

A group of neighbors is coming out against a proposed $8 million wastewater treatment plant that would serve more than 5,000 customers in Dona Ana County.

Santa Fe Forest completes burn

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:51:27 GMT

Firefighters have completed an 850-acre prescribed burn in the Santa Fe watershed, but forest officials say smoke from the blaze will likely linger for another week.

NMED says Chino mine cleanup done

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:36:21 GMT

The New Mexico Environment Department says no further cleanup is needed of contaminated soil from past mining in Hurley.

Researchers stumped over beetle in NM

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:19:43 GMT

For years, exotic beetles have been busy munching on invasive salt cedar trees across the West as land managers try to get a handle on the water thirsty tree, but along the Pecos River in southeastern New Mexico, the beetles don't have much of an appetite and researchers are trying to find out why.

Bob Gerding on New Mexico fishing

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:36:46 GMT

Bob Gerding of Outdoor Adventures takes viewers' questions on New Mexico fishing.

Santa Feans may see smoke from burn

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:26:43 GMT

The Santa Fe National Forest is planning a prescribed burn to thin the Santa Fe watershed.

Albuquerque getting an urban forest

Deanna Sauceda — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:05:20 GMT

Nick Kuhn, the Albuquerque city forester, talks about a project that will make Albuquerque the fourth city in the nation to get an urban forest.