Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press

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A staff office for the US nuclear waste repository will no longer face DOGE cuts

A staff office for the US nuclear waste repository will no longer face DOGE cuts

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Federal officials have backtracked on plans to cancel a lease for office space in New Mexico where dozens of U.S. Department of Energy employees who oversee the nation's only underground nuclear waste repository are based.

Trump's celebration of American greatness puts a spotlight on a little-known panel of experts

Trump's celebration of American greatness puts a spotlight on a little-known panel of experts

Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump outlined in one of his many executive orders a mission to celebrate American greatness and to recognize those who have made contributions throughout history.

'We were expendable': Downwinders from world's 1st atomic test are on a mission to tell their story

'We were expendable': Downwinders from world's 1st atomic test are on a mission to tell their story

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) -- It was the summer of 1945 when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, killing thousands of people as waves of destructive energy obliterated two cites. It was a decisive move that helped bring about the end of World War II, but survivors and the generations that followed were left to grapple with sickness...

Review of prescribed fires finds gaps in key areas as US Forest Service looks to improve safety

Review of prescribed fires finds gaps in key areas as US Forest Service looks to improve safety

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive wildfire in New Mexico's recorded history, independent investigators say there are gaps that need to be addressed if the agency is to be successful at using prescribed fire as a tool to reduce risk amid climate change.