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NMSU women’s rodeo team still first in the nation while the men’s team drops to second

New Mexico State University’s rodeo teams took first place in half of the events held at the Cochise Community College rodeo earlier this month in Douglas, Ariz., however only the women’s team was able to hold on to their first place national ranking w... »

Why It Took So Long to Invent the Wheel

Wheels are the archetype of a primitive, caveman-level technology. But in fact, they're so ingenious that it took until 3500 B.C. for someone to invent them. By that time — it was the Bronze Age — humans were already casting metal alloys, constructing ... »

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High court overturns ruling on PPL dams

A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday struck down a Montana court decision that had said PPL Montana owes the state more than $50 million in rent for operating hydroelectric dams on state-owned riverbeds. The nation’s high court said the Montana Sup... »

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Albuquerque firefighter, southern NM pecan growers caught up in federal drug trafficking busts

Federal authorities said Friday they’ve taken down two major drug trafficking and money laundering operations in different parts of New Mexico, one involving an Albuquerque firefighter and the other southern New Mexico pecan growers. Agents have seized... »

3 Texans File Tort Claim Against Forest Service

Three Texas residents whose children were injured when floodwaters swept 20 people to their deaths at an Arkansas campground have a filed a federal tort claim against the U.S. Forest Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The ... »

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Water and Weather Realities Face New Mexico Farmers

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Enviros Target Dusty Skies in Eight Western States

WildEarth Guardians today petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to rein in dangerous levels of particulate matter air pollution in 21 areas in eight western states, including Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah,... »

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