LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: With New Mexico State University on track to become an R1-designated research institution in 2025, the university is also well ahead of its research expenditure goal. Preliminary numbers collected for the National Science Foundation's Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey indicate that in 2024, NMSU has had $141 million in research expenditures, or funds spent to conduct  more

DURANGO, Colorado, Dec. 18 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release: Santa Fe, N.M. - The Conservation Lands Foundation supports the growing call to designate the Caja del Rio Plateau in New Mexico as a national monument, joining the diverse voices of Indigenous-led organizations, conservation groups, Hispano organizations, hunting and fishing advocates, local governments and others who have worked tirelessly to protect this remarkable landscape. Statement from Ro  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 17 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * Focusing on coexistence practices will help ensure long-term restoration success * * * On December 18, 2023, the State of Colorado released five wolves into western Colorado, sourced from Oregon. The release of these wild wolves was the beginning of a voter-mandated reintroduction process that returned an important part of Colorado's natural heritage back to the state. Five more wolves were released  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 17 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * To preserve the stable climate for future generations, we must act extremely quickly to bring CO2 levels down * * * Today, Colorado's Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) set the state's first rules on how captured carbon dioxide (either from industrial sources or direct air capture) will be stored permanently in deep underground wells in a process known as "carbon capture  more