The Latest Breaking News from New Mexico

Rust producers fined maximum amount for safety lapses that led to gun death

State officials deliver highest level of rebuke and say production demonstrated ‘plain indifference’ to employee protection

The Guardian - US · Apr 20, 2022

New Mexico fines ‘Rust’ film company over Alec Baldwin shooting

New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau said Rust Movie Productions must pay $136,793, and distributed a scathing narrative of safety failures in violation of standard industry protocols.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 20, 2022

New Mexico Fines ‘Rust’ for Willful Gun Safety Failures

New Mexico workplace safety regulators on Wednesday issued the maximum possible fine of nearly $137,000 against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set of “Rust” where a cinematographer was fatally shot in October by actor and producer Alec Baldwin. New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2022

How to build an Earthship: The trials and tribulations of going off the grid in New Mexico

Since the 1970s, Taos, New Mexico has been a playground for creative off-grid builders interested in Earthships. Can these structures be a safe haven amid the climate crisis?

Inverse · Apr 20, 2022

How Santa Fe’s multicultural, multi-media arts landscape is getting even more diverse

Honest scrutiny of the past and a widening view of what culture here means are making New Mexico’s capital more compelling than ever, writes Elizabeth Miller

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

VP Harris to officiate New Mexico governor's May wedding

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is getting married, and Vice President Kamala Harris has been picked to officiate

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022

Jaguars could return to the US Southwest – but only if they have pathways to move north

Jaguars are the only species of big cat found on the American continent. They range as far south as Argentina, and once roamed as far north as the Grand Canyon in the U.S. Today the northernmost breeding population is in the northwest Mexican state of Sonora, just south of the…

The Conversation · Apr 19, 2022

Blue corn and melons: meet the seed keepers reviving ancient, resilient crops

In north-western New Mexico, traditional Indigenous farming methods are being passed down to protect against the effects of climate crisis

The Guardian - US · Apr 18, 2022

5,000 under evacuation orders as New Mexico wildfire rages

Evacuation orders for close to 5,000 people are still in place as firefighters battle a deadly blaze in New Mexico

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2022

2 dead, more than 200 homes charred in New Mexico wildfire

Firefighters battling a deadly wildfire in southern New Mexico took advantage of a brief break in the weather but gusty winds are expected to return Friday

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022