New Mexico regulators wary of plan to ship waste back from Texas
New Mexico officials mark the 25th anniversary of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant while raising concerns about the DOE plan to repack and ship drums of radioactive waste from Los Alamos and other sites to WIPP. Officials cite safety, containment, and permit compliance as key issues and question treatment versus mere storage.
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New Mexico
Texas
Albuquerque
Carlsbad
National Laboratories
U.S
Los Alamos National Laboratory
WIPP
U.S. Department of Energy
New Mexico Environment Department
West Texas
James Kenney
Associated Press
DOE
Kenney
Don Hancock
Southwest Research and Information Center
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Hancock
Cannabis Retailer Plans Face Zoning and Nearby-Use Scrutiny
The Roswell planning commission reviewed a New Mexico cannabis license plan with floor plans and a map showing distance to SWOP at 610 W Second St. The applicant touted job creation while a neighbor contested the location amid zoning rules restricting proximity to schools, churches, and care facilities. The panel approved the private Immanuel Lutheran School special-use permit and Carreon Spooling Services LLC zoning change to light industrial.
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New Mexico
Swop-Southwest Organic Producers
Leonard Salgado
W. Second St
Immanuel Lutheran Church and School
N. Sycamore Ave
Roswell
Carreon Spooling Services LLC
E. Brasher Rd
Juan Carreon
Map to residents reshapes Navajo Nation infrastructure policy
The UCLA Voting Rights Project cites mapping as hindering key policy aims to provide and maintain infrastructure on Navajo Nation land. A Sept. 11 2023 email shows San Juan County agreed to a new map on Sept. 8 2023 and adopted it four days later. The map stays in effect through the 2030 census and applies to the 2024 elections, with certain districts not opening until the next midterms.
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UCLA
ACLU
U.S. District Court
James Browning
San Juan County
San Juan County Navajo redistricting settlement reached
In a February 2024 settlement San Juan County and the Navajo Nation agreed to a new map intended to address concerns over diluting Native American voting power. The case, which challenged gerrymandering that packed Native voters in District 1, was dismissed by Judge Browning in March 2024. Native leaders and civil rights advocates hailed the accord as restoring meaningful opportunity to elect preferred candidates while urging ongoing tribal consultation in map redraws.
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San Juan County
Navajo Nation
Browning
County
Devin Neeley
Commission
Ryan Snow
Voting Rights Project
Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission
District 2
Bernadette Reyes
Ucla Voting Rights Project
Reyes
Snow
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Los Alamos
Sandia National Laboratories
Susan Montoya Bryan
Gene Dow
Pecos Valley Broadcasting Company
Barron
R-3
County Commission
Leslie Robertson
Yvonne Luna
N. Atkinson Roswell
Yahoo. .Com
Funeral Home & Crematory
South Main
Ballardfuneralhome.com
Family Service
Enmu
Lastern New Menico Univers
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