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Shaking Up Your Rattlesnakes

Fifty years ago, Washington’s plans for ‘peaceful nuclear explosions’ ended in Colorado.

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New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Due Process in PNM-Avangrid Merger

New Mexico’s Supreme Court denies a request to remand the PNM-Avangrid merger case back to the Public Regulation Commission, prolonging the legal battle and raising concerns about the state’s energy crisis.

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Las Cruces Sun News: Embracing the American Southwest’s Energy Future

A crucial opportunity exists to shape the American Southwest’s energy landscape and achieve economic growth while overcoming misguided opposition.

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Austin and Santa Fe Can’t Nuke the Constitution

The Supremacy Clause is the ultimate deterrent

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A Mother Lode of Obstructionism

What does it take to get a copper mine approved in Arizona?

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SPPI Employment Index: August-January

Cause for optimism — at least for now

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The Efficiency Dilemma: Examining Energy Sector Jobs and Electricity Generation in the US

Solar energy is the least efficient utility-scale electric generation source in terms of electricity produced per employee.

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Santa Fe New Mexican: Spent Nuclear Fuel Provides an Opportunity

But standing in the way is the worst kind of NIMBY opportunism.

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The American Southwest’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Opportunity

Our region has what it takes to address a national challenge – guess who’s standing in the way?

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What About the ‘Megadrought’?

On the Arizona-California border, the Colorado River below the Palo Verde Dam is running at 110 percent of its median flow. Utah is “having an astounding winter,” and “in certain watersheds, it’s breaking records.” In New Mexico, the Pecos River near Lake Arthur is flowing at 108 percent of its median. Flagstaff’s “received 84.5 inches […]