/tags/inflation-reduction-act Inflation Reduction Act en-US Copyright Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:32:43 GMT /local-news/2025-01-28/money-for-the-colorado-river-faces-an-uncertain-fate-under-trump Funding from the Inflation Reduction Act was allocated to conserve water and protect habitat, but President Trump's executive order put that spending on pause. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:32:43 GMT /local-news/2025-01-28/money-for-the-colorado-river-faces-an-uncertain-fate-under-trump Alex Hager /local-news/2024-11-14/house-speaker-martinez-says-new-mexico-is-already-trump-proof With President-elect Trump set to take office in January, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called his state’s Legislature into a special session to protect its policies against Trump’s agenda. New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez says his state is already “Trump-proof.” Fri, 15 Nov 2024 01:37:25 GMT /local-news/2024-11-14/house-speaker-martinez-says-new-mexico-is-already-trump-proof Nash Jones /local-news/2024-09-06/money-tree-heat-island-application A new program is making $8.5 million available for tree planting and maintenance in low-income and historically disadvantaged communities through the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:22:06 GMT /local-news/2024-09-06/money-tree-heat-island-application Bryce Dix /local-news/2024-05-03/timeline-slips-for-huge-albuquerque-solar-project Maxeon Solar Technologies' planned factory in Albuquerque was set to break ground in the first quarter of 2024. That is now delayed until at least the second half of the year, as a process of negotiating a federal loan continues. Fri, 03 May 2024 17:08:04 GMT /local-news/2024-05-03/timeline-slips-for-huge-albuquerque-solar-project Alice Fordham /local-news/2023-11-16/lawmakers-tout-landmark-law-as-open-enrollment-is-underway When it comes to prescription medicine, Americans pay 2-3 times more than people in other wealthy countries. This inequity is even worse in Black and Latino communities. But the 2022 Inflation Reduction Acthas begun to close the gaps in the Latino community accessing affordable healthcare. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:46:36 GMT /local-news/2023-11-16/lawmakers-tout-landmark-law-as-open-enrollment-is-underway Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2023-08-11/new-mexico-faces-an-uphill-battle-against-climate-change-despite-bidens-clean-energy-investments This week, President Joe Biden went on a three day campaign blitz to show Americans in the Southwest what he’s been doing to help their day-to-day lives and how he’s tackling climate change in the meantime. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:37:46 GMT /local-news/2023-08-11/new-mexico-faces-an-uphill-battle-against-climate-change-despite-bidens-clean-energy-investments Bryce Dix /local-news/2023-08-09/biden-touts-clean-energy-manufacturing-investments-during-new-mexico-visit President Joe Biden is making his way around the Southwest to tout what he’s been doing to improve climate change, infrastructure and conservation amid one of the hottest summers on record. Biden’s latest stop was in Belen, New Mexico at the site of a new wind tower factory. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 00:37:33 GMT /local-news/2023-08-09/biden-touts-clean-energy-manufacturing-investments-during-new-mexico-visit Bryce Dix /local-news/2023-01-11/permian-basin-oil-and-gas-leases-garner-opposition The Bureau of Land Management is set to auction off over 3200 acres of New Mexico’s land to oil and gas companies after public comment expires in early February. Amid a growing climate crisis, environmentalists are voicing their concerns with this expansion in fossil fuel development in the southwest. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 19:55:11 GMT /local-news/2023-01-11/permian-basin-oil-and-gas-leases-garner-opposition Bryce Dix /local-news/2022-12-22/with-a-national-ev-charging-network-on-the-horizon-can-new-mexico-keep-up Billions of dollars for electric vehicle infrastructure is making its way into communities across the country. While this is a crucial first step for equitable access to modern technology, there’s lots more to be done to make EVs in New Mexico a feasible reality. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 23:59:26 GMT /local-news/2022-12-22/with-a-national-ev-charging-network-on-the-horizon-can-new-mexico-keep-up Bryce Dix /local-news/2022-10-25/rematch-candidates-go-head-to-head-for-the-cd3-seat Early voting is underway and in Congressional District 3 there is a rematch of sorts. Incumbent Democratic Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez faces Republican challenger Alexis Martinez Johnson, an environmental engineer who ran against her for the same seat in 2020. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:09:13 GMT /local-news/2022-10-25/rematch-candidates-go-head-to-head-for-the-cd3-seat Jeanette DeDios, Shaun Griswold, Source NM