Gallup Sun

Focus on Cannon and Holloman Air Force Bases

SANTA FE - Three State Legislators, Senator Mimi Stewart, Senator Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, and Representative Andrés Romero have asked the United States District Court for permission to file an Amici Curiae - “Friends of the Court” - Brief in a lawsuit involving toxic pollutants from two Air Force bases.

The Brief would support the legal action by the New Mexico Attorney General and the New Mexico Environment Department to compel the United States Air Force to conduct prompt investigation and cleanup of toxic pollutants at Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis, and Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo.

The soil, groundwater, and...

SANTA FE, NM - The New Mexico Department of Health, in partnership with the New Mexico Immunization Program announce the launch of VaxViewNM, a new public portal for the New Mexico Statewide Immunization Information System. For the first time, parents and guardians will have access to official immunization records.

The website, vaxviewnm.org, allows families to see, save and print their child’s immunization records without a doctor’s office visit. It eliminates the need to carry multiple or outdated documents. The portal is accessible on both desktops and mobile devices.

First time visitors will be required to enter initial information such as patient name, date of birth, gender...

SANTA FE – ​The New Mexico Department of Health announced two major actions related to vaping high-concentrate Tetra Hydro Cannabinol  and the overall health risks posed by electronic cigarettes or vaping on Oct. 3.

Secretary of Health Kathy Kunkel issued an order to the NMDOH Medical Cannabis Program to have all medical cannabis producers and manufacturers affix a label to all cannabis-derived vaping products containing THC with the statement: “WARNING: Vaping cannabis-derived products containing THC has been associated with cases of severe lung injury, leading to difficulty breathing, hospitalization, and even death.”

The Secretary of Health is also releasing a health...

Acting BLM Director supports selling off public lands

WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Tom Udall, D-N.M., lead Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined a group of Senate Democrats Oct. 2 urging U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to terminate William Perry Pendley’s authority as acting director of the Bureau of Land Management. In the letter, the senators outline their concerns with Pendley’s advocacy for the widespread sale of public lands, his efforts to roll back key conservation laws, and his long-held...