Carlsbad
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Eddy County sets Oct. 5 public hearing for cannabis sale rules
Eddy County’s Board of County Commissioners chose Oct. 5 for a public hearing on regulating recreational cannabis sales in unincorporated areas of the County. Commissioners approved the public hearing Sept. 7 after Eddy County’s Planning…
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New Mexico schools to receive funds for COVID-19 testing
The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) announced Wednesday that the Department of Health (DOH) began to distribute $63 million in federal funds to help pay for mandatory COVID-19 testing. The grant was awarded to DOH by the…
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Could New Mexico follow Texas and ban some nuclear waste storage?
A bill passed by the Texas Legislature could ban the storage of high-level nuclear waste in the stateand could prove a path to similar efforts in neighboring New Mexico. House Bill 7 was passed by…
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Fatal crash killed two Texas men near Loving Tuesday
Two Texas men died in a vehicle crash Tuesday morning on New Mexico Highway 128 near Loving, New Mexico State Police said. Jesse Godfrey, 39, of Odessa and Aaron Moreno, 24, of Midland, were pronounced…
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ExxonMobil uses Carlsbad facility to mitigate oil and gas emissions
One of the world’s largest oil and gas companies hoped to validate its efforts to reduce emissions during the production of natural gas at a facility near Carlsbad. ExxonMobil, through a partnership with a non-profit…