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Pecos River conservation projects awarded $1.5M in grants
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Conservation projects in the Pecos River area got a boost this year as about $1.5 million in grants were awarded to organizations in southeast New Mexico and West Texas to restore…
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Taste of Wine: Meetup with the Austin Hope Family Wines
The group of wines shown above represent the legacy cabernets personally selected by Austin Hope, a man who has spent the better part of two decades growing grapes and making memorable wine in Paso Robles.…
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Memorial Day celebrated in Carlsbad
Carlsbad celebrated Memorial Day in its traditional manner May 31. The Memorial Day parade traveled Canyon Street to the fanfare of residents. It ended in Bataan Memorial Park at Lower Tansil Dam, where a ceremony…
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Artesia’s Navajo Refinery one of the most air-polluting oil and gas sites
An oil refinery in Artesia was listed as one of the nation’s top emitters of air-polluting benzene, a carcinogen known to cause cancer with long term exposure. HollyFrontier’s Navajo Refinery, situated in the small town…
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Waterspot: Hello, summertime!
Summer in Southern California is not so much a season as it is a ritual, or what Hemingway might call “a movable feast.” If it were a season, however, it would be owned by youth.…