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Company tries again to tap NM plains for water

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN · July 15, 2014 11:03 pm

In this July 8, 2014 image, Chris Goblet, right, executive director of the New Mexico Brewers Guild, testifies before a legislative committee as Berkeley Merchant, general manager of the Abbey Beverage Co., prepares for his presentation during a meeting in Albuquerque, N.M. Dozens of breweries and taprooms have popped up in New Mexico in recent years, and state lawmakers say the burgeoning industry has the potential to boost economic development. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Brewery boom marks bright spot in NM economy

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN · July 14, 2014 11:10 pm

This June 17, 2014 handout photo provided by the Navajo Times shows the Asaayii Lake Fire raging out of control at the ridge of the Chuska Mountains, west of Naschitti, N.M. Tribal agriculture officials say depending on the fire's intesity, it could be a while before sheepherders and cattle ranchers get to return to the hills outside of Naschitti and Sheep Springs. (AP Photo/Navajo Times, Donovan Quintero)

Better weather ahead for Navajo Nation wildfire

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN · June 18, 2014 11:29 pm

This image provided by Inci Web shows a plume of smoke in the Chuska Mountains near Naschitti, N.M. on Sunday, June 15, 2014. Residents of a Navajo community near the New Mexico-Arizona border prepared for evacuations Monday as strong winds fanned the flames of a wildfire burning in the Chuska Mountains. Fire officials were conducting reconnaissance missions to get a better handle on the fire's size, but Navajo Nation officials said more than 3 square miles have been charred since the fire was first reported Friday. (AP Photo/Inciweb)

Navajo Nation wildfire threatens homes, livestock

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN · June 17, 2014 8:39 pm

Some high-priority wells uninspected in New Mexico

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN · June 15, 2014 5:01 am

EPA carbon rules could force changes in New Mexico

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN · June 3, 2014 12:04 am

Hagel offers compromise on SunZia line project

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN · May 27, 2014 11:16 pm

Court rejects hold on New Mexico copper mine rules

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN · May 10, 2014 12:31 am

NM offers help with uranium mine cleanup

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN · April 23, 2014 11:57 pm

This undated photo provided by the University of North Florida Office of Research shows a surface shot taken by a drone of some of the remnants of stone at the Blue J village in northwestern New Mexico. Researchers outfitted a customized drone with a heat-sensing camera to unearth what they believe are ceremonial pits and other features at the site of an ancient village in New Mexico. (AP Photo/ by John Kantner)

Drones unearth more details about Chaco culture

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN · April 22, 2014 3:45 pm

New Mexico Environment Department Secretary Ryan Flynn, center, discusses water quality issues around the state as Laguna Pueblo Gov. Richard Luarkie and Luara McCarthy of The Nature Conservancy listen during a town hall in Albuquerque, N.M. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Hundreds of state officials, water managers, researchers and others were participating in the two-day meeting with the goal of developing a series of recommendations as New Mexico grapples with drought. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Water issues eyed at New Mexico town hall meeting

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN · April 15, 2014 8:56 pm

This undated image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a male desert tortoise near Palm Springs, Calif. The U.S. Geological Survey released a report this week that takes a closer look at some of the effects climate change is likely to have on species such as the desert tortoise and the pinyon jay. (AP Photo/U.S. Geological Survey)

Climate changes to result in bird, reptile shifts

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN · April 9, 2014 10:13 pm