TSE BONITO, N.M. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Nez-Lizer Administration cabinet members met with U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran, D-AZ, at the Navajo Division of Transportation in Tse Bonito, N.M., to discuss priorities related to the implementation of American Rescue Plan Act funding to help mitigate the...President Nez discusses ARPA priorities with Congressman O’Halleran
TSE BONITO, N.M. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Nez-Lizer Administration cabinet members met with U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran, D-AZ, at the Navajo Division of Transportation in Tse Bonito, N.M., to discuss priorities related to the implementation of American Rescue Plan Act funding to help mitigate the...VA holds its first Tribal Advisory Council meeting
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation Veterans Administration Executive Director James Zwierlein participated in the first official U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Council meeting in late January.In October 2021, Zwierlein, a veteran of the US. Marine Corps, was appointed by U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough to serve on the VA’s Tribal Advisory Committee, along with 14 other representatives that make up the first-ever Advisory Committee within the VA.
The work of the Tribal Advisory Council is essential in developing innovative ways to serve Navajo veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors.
Working together with the Navajo Nation...
Navajo Nation one step closer to Capital Outlay funds
$14.8 million on the line
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer extend their appreciation to the New Mexico State Legislature for working together with the Navajo Nation in support of Senate Bill 212, which was approved by the New Mexico State Senate Feb. 15, and the House of Representatives Feb. 16.
If signed into law by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the bill would provide approximately $14.8 million in Capital Outlay Funds for Navajo chapters in the state of New Mexico.
“On behalf of our communities in the state of New Mexico, we thank the New Mexico State Legislature for supporting these much-needed projects and...
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer extend their appreciation to the New Mexico State Legislature for working together with the Navajo Nation in support of Senate Bill 212, which was approved by the New Mexico State Senate Feb. 15, and the House of Representatives Feb. 16.
If signed into law by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the bill would provide approximately $14.8 million in Capital Outlay Funds for Navajo chapters in the state of New Mexico.
“On behalf of our communities in the state of New Mexico, we thank the New Mexico State Legislature for supporting these much-needed projects and...
Gold King Mine Spill: State nears final landmark settlement against EPA
SANTA FE — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Environment Secretary James Kenney, and Natural Resources Trustee Maggie Hart Stebbins announce an agreement in principle to settle New Mexico’s claims against the federal government in the litigation over the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster.On Feb. 16, the parties agreed to put the litigation on hold for 90 days so that the terms of the agreement can be finalized in a formal settlement agreement. Final settlement terms will be focused on investing funds into communities in northwest New Mexico to bolster the agriculture and outdoor recreation economies and mitigate the stigma caused by the...
Earthweek: Diary of a Changing World
Week ending Friday, February 4, 2022New Ocean Normal
A study of the past 150 years of ocean observations reveals that the rising temperatures of the world’s seas, including extreme oceanic heat waves, “passed the point of no return” in 2014. The Monterey Bay Aquarium-sponsored study was published in the Journal PLOS Climate and warns that the increasing warmth is devastating the ecosystem. It documents how extreme sea-surface temperatures occurred just 2% of the time a century ago, but have been happening at least 50% of the time since 2014. Some hot spots experienced extreme temperatures 90% of the time, ravaging wildlife populations.
Earthquakes
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