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New Mexico governor's drought order avoids naming climate or curbing fossil fuel production
Environmental Health News
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June 16, 2025
A record-breaking drought grips New Mexico, yet the governor’s recent executive order sidesteps naming climate change or placing limits on the oil and gas industry, which fuels both the crisis and the state’s budget. Jerry Redfern reports for...
After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged
KSAT - Texas
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June 16, 2025
Editor’s note: This story includes images of skeletal human remains found by volunteers in the desert. This article is co-published and co-reported with the Source New Mexico, an independent, nonprofit newsroom and affiliate of States Newsroom....
Billion-dollar investment in geothermal coming to New Mexico
KOAT 7 - New Mexico
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June 16, 2025
SEVEN NEWS. THE STATE HAS AGREED TO A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN META AND A CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMPANY TO BRING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY. JULIAN PARAS BREAKS DOWN WHAT THIS PROJECT IS AND HOW IT IMPACTS NEW MEXICO. ONE. THIS IS A BIG --...
New Mexico Governor’s Drought Order Avoids the Words “Climate” and “Emergency”
Truthout
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June 15, 2025
In late May, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office sent out a press release announcing an executive order that declared a drought emergency and state of emergency in New Mexico. The order itself was missing two things: It didn’t actually include an...
Another summer without heat-protection rules for New Mexico's outdoor workers
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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June 14, 2025
Click play to listen to this article. A New Mexico coalition is stressing an urgent need for the state to adopt the strongest possible heat risk standards for indoor and outdoor workers. New Mexico is the sixth-fastest-warming state in the nation,...
Meta signs geothermal power deal for New Mexico data centers
ESG Dive
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June 13, 2025
Dive Brief: Meta announced a deal with geothermal energy producer XGS Energy Thursday that will provide the tech and social media giant with carbon-free power to support its New Mexico data center operations In exchange, Meta will support XGS’s...
Cultural Properties Restoration Fund Awards Nearly $1.2 Million To Eight New Mexico Projects
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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June 13, 2025
NMDCA News: SANTA FE — The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division has announced that eight New Mexico projects – ranging from Taos to Hillsboro to Portales – have received nearly $1.2 million to fund historic restoration work through the...
Meta and XGS Energy link to develop geothermal project in New Mexico
Power Technology
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June 13, 2025
Meta Platforms has signed an agreement with XGS Energy to support the development of 150MW of geothermal energy project in the US state of New Mexico. Both its initial smaller first phase and its larger second phase will be operational by 2030....
XGS Energy and Meta to develop 150-MW geothermal power project in New Mexico
ThinkGeoEnergy
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June 13, 2025
Sign at Meta Headquarters in Menlo Park, California (source: Nokia621, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) XGS Energy partners with Meta to develop a 150-MW geothermal power project in New Mexico, demonstrating scalability while supporting data...
Project InnerSpace publishes Future of Geothermal in New Mexico report
ThinkGeoEnergy
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June 13, 2025
"The Future of Geothermal in New Mexico" report by Project InnerSpace Project InnerSpace has published a report on the future of geothermal in New Mexico, highlighting a strong oil and gas sector and supportive policy environment. Project...
Meta signs deal to develop geothermal power in New Mexico
Profit by Pakistan Today
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June 13, 2025
Meta has signed a deal with XGS Energy to help develop 150 megawatts of advanced geothermal power in New Mexico to support its growing artificial intelligence operations. The electricity will be added to the electric grid and used for Meta’s data...
Power Company Leads Questa, New Mexico to Microgrids
KNPR - Nevada
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June 13, 2025
Power Company Leads Questa, New Mexico to Microgrids The village of Questa, 25 miles north of Taos, lost an important income source and jobs for locals when the 100-year-old mine closed three years ago. Then, drought, catastrophic wildfires, and...
Meta taps into New Mexico’s geothermal potential
Power Engineering
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June 13, 2025
New Mexico sits atop some of the best hot rock resources in the country. XGS Energy and Meta are tapping into those resources with a new geothermal project aimed at powering the tech giant’s data center operations in the state. The two-phased 150...
Is there any truth to the urban legends of organ harvesting? New Mexico Strange
KRQE - New Mexico
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June 13, 2025
NEW MEXICO (KRQE)— Organ harvesting legends are a staple of horror films, but do they really happen? On this episode of New Mexico Strange, KRQE News 13 Host and Anchor Chad Brummett sat down with author Ben Radford to discuss the urban legends of...
Robinson: Who’s Going To Milk Your Cows?
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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By SHERRY ROBINSON All She Wrote © 2024 New Mexico News Services When the Dairy Producers of New Mexico meet in Ruidoso this week, the most important topic won’t be on the agenda. The conversations in the hallway and on the golf course will be...
How we can avoid having the lights go out in a storm or heat wave
The Oklahoman
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Recent load shedding events, or forced power blackouts, in Louisiana, New Mexico and even across the Atlantic in Spain serve as urgent reminders that no region, no matter how developed, is immune to the growing strains on our electrical...
Meta Inks Deal For Advanced Geothermal Energy Project In New Mexico
StratNews Global
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June 13, 2025
Home United States Meta Inks Deal For Advanced Geothermal Energy Project In New Mexico Giant technology companies like Meta are striking unprecedented power deals to secure massive amounts of electricity for the data centers needed to develop AI,...
Meta, XGS ink 150MW geothermal deal in New Mexico
Data Center Dynamics
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Social network firm Meta has signed an agreement with enhanced geothermal energy firm XGS Energy to support the development and deployment of a 150MW project in New Mexico. When operational, the project is expected to supply energy to the PNM...
Meta, XGS Energy to develop 150-megawatt geothermal power plant in New Mexico
The Express Tribune
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June 13, 2025
Meta has joined the growing list of tech companies investing in renewable energy, announcing a partnership with geothermal startup XGS Energy to develop a 150-megawatt geothermal power plant in New Mexico. The agreement, revealed on Thursday...
Research highlights vital role psychologists can play in school safety
The University of New Mexico
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June 13, 2025
First, it was Columbine in 1999, followed by Sandy Hook in 2012, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, Oxford High School in 2021, and Robb Elementary School in 2022. These are just a few of the most notable mass shootings that have...