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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said the additional help would ensure that students can remain in the classroom.

The detonation 75 years ago forever changed the course of history, ensuring the end of World War II and marking the dawn of the atomic age.

Federal officials have set a deadline of 2030 for increased production of the plutonium cores used in nuclear weapons.

Over the course of 20-plus years, tons of waste have been stashed deep in the salt caverns that make up the southern New Mexico site.

A defense spending bill that's close to clearing Congress is getting praise from members of New Mexico's congressional delegation, who say it includes some relief for communities affected by contamination at Air Force bases in the state and elsewhere around the country.

Top New Mexico officials want the U.S. Air Force to immediately begin defining the boundaries of plumes of contamination at two bases in the state and provide alternate water supplies to affected residents.

A coalition of state lawmakers and nonprofit groups took the first step toward suing the U.S. Air Force for jet fuel contamination in the water at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

New Mexico’s top prosecutor is demanding that the U.S. Air Force close a publicly accessible lake at Holloman Air Force Base, saying Thursday the concentration of hazardous chemicals at the site poses a risk to public health and the environment.

The U.S. Air Force has excavated thousands of tons of soil and treated millions of gallons of water contaminated by jet fuel at a base bordering New Mexico’s largest city, but state regulators say the military still has more cleanup to do.

New Mexico on Tuesday sued the U.S. Air Force over groundwater contamination at two bases, saying the federal government has a responsibility to clean up plumes of toxic chemicals left behind by past military firefighting activities.

The towering metal fence that divides the United States and Mexico at the edge of the Pacific Ocean has an imposing new feature: row upon row of razor wire.

Chemicals associated with firefighting foam once used at a U.S. Air Force base in eastern New Mexico have been detected in groundwater on and near the military installation, prompting requests by state officials for more tests and a study to determine the extent of the toxic plume.

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