The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the Secretary of the Interior for protection for the Temblor legless lizard on Oct. 20. The lizard, which swims through sand, only survives in four places, one of them is central California’s Kern County, more than 98 percent of which is open to oil and gas development.

“Rampant oil drilling is causing double damage to the legless lizard by destroying habitat and accelerating climate change,” Center conservation advocate Jeff Miller said.

“We can’t continue to allow habitat loss and increased wildfire risk at the hands of fossil fuel developers whose sole concern is profit.”

The entire range of the Temblor legless lizard...

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Human Services Department announced that New Mexico households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will once again receive the maximum amount for their household size for the month of November.


Beginning in March 2020, SNAP households that were not already receiving the maximum SNAP benefit amount for their household size received an increase to their benefits to bring them to the maximum amount each month. These increases were made to help reduce food insecurity for New Mexicans during the COVID-19 pandemic.


“This has been a challenging time for New Mexicans and HSD will continue to do all that we can to keep families...

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Gallup businesses that are feeling the pinch of the COVID-19 pandemic now have another avenue for relief.

The city announced a number of changes to its Small Business Continuity Grant Program on Oct. 19,  including changes to eligibility requirements and reimbursable expenses. The changes are the result of new information from the State of New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration.

On that same day the cap on the awards for small business grants for Gallup applicants went up by 200 percent to $30,000.

For those businesses that already applied, there will be no need to resubmit. Applicants will receive forms from the city allowing them to...

Big Brothers Big Sisters is hosting its first-ever Move For Kids’ Sake event in the final half of October.

To participate, form a QuaranTeam and fundraise. Teams can sign up at https://www.bbbsmountainregion.org/mfks

Run, walk, hike, bike, jump rope, even click the tv remote.

Keep an eye on Big Brothers Big Sisters social media pages for special challenges and awards for team efforts.

Raise $100 per person/$500 per team. Anyone who raises $100 or more will receive an event T-shirt.

Top fundraisers will be eligible for special prizes.

Remain socially distanced while moving and proving.

Participants can post themselves participating on their social media channels and tag Big...