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Toxic Chemicals Injected Into Wells, Democratic Report Says

WASHINGTON -- Millions of gallons of potentially hazardous chemicals and known carcinogens were injected into wells by leading oil and gas service companies from 2005-2009, a report by three House Democrats said Saturday. The report said 29 of the chemicals injected were known-or-suspected human carcinogens. They either...

New Mexico Boy, 9, Preps for Solo Flight in Balloon

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Bobby Bradley is ready. He has been training for about five years and learned from some of the most experienced and decorated pilots in the sport of ballooning. But he'll be making his own mark on the sport when he lifts off from a desolate patch of New Mexico desert in about seven weeks: At 9 years...

Fires Rage, Drought Intensifies in Southern Plains, Southwest

Alberto Tomas Halpern, bigbendnow.com/AP

While much of the country has been hit with flooding rain, dangerous thunderstorms and even late-season snow, just the opposite in the Southwest and Southern Plains has resulted in a decidedly different problem: extreme drought and wildfires. Extremely dry ground and vegetation, very low humidity and strong winds are...

Race in America: 5 Take-Aways From the 2010 Census

The Census Bureau has released its final figures for the 2010 count, revealing new details about the makeup of the 308.7 million people in the United States and how they live. Here are five insights about America's racial mix that emerge from the report: 1. The geography of race The minority population, driven by a 43...

Mayor, Police Chief of New Mexico Border Town Indicted in Firearm Ring

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The mayor and police chief of a tiny New Mexico border town best known for a raid by Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa nearly a century ago were among 11 people accused Thursday of participating in a ring that illegally sent firearms to Mexico. A federal indictment alleges the defendants have engaged...

Background on new mexico

New Mexico () is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States.

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