High Priority: New Mexico uranium mining projects get federally fast-tracked amid push for U.S. energy security

By Leah March
Santa Fe/Las Cruces Reporter
Albuquerque Business First
June 26, 2025

In defiance of a near-total dependence on foreign uranium, the White House has turned to New Mexico’s reserves to reclaim U.S. energy security. Since May 14, the federal government has placed four New Mexico uranium mining projects on a national priority list, with three of them flagged for expedited permitting. …

Mining US Uranium: Balancing Energy Needs and Environmental Concerns

Native American tribes face a legacy of health and environmental consequences

National Conference of State Legislatures

By Tansey Moore

June 11, 2025

As the United States increasingly looks to expand reliable baseload energy sources, nuclear power is emerging as an important part of the mix. This is especially true in states trying to meet growing energy demands driven largely by artificial intelligence and data centers. In many cases, states are setting their sights on small modular reactors, or SMRs, which have a smaller physical footprint compared with large reactors and can potentially come online sooner. …

Sunland Park Sets Course to Absorb Water Utility

Albuquerque Journal

By Algernon D’Ammassa

June 11, 2025

A vote by the Sunland Park City Council last week set the city on course to absorb the nonprofit water utility serving an estimated 19,466 individuals and industrial areas in Sunland Park and Santa Teresa. …

Uranium Mines Outside Grants Named Priority Projects, Could New Mexico’s Pushback Include State Police on Mount Taylor?

Cibola Citizen

By Diego Lopez

May 28, 2025

GRANTS, N.M. — A sweeping series of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on May 23 aims to fast-track uranium mining across the United States, raising serious questions about the future of two long-dormant mines near Mount Taylor the White House sees as “priority projects.” …

Trump’s Push for Southwest Uranium will Face Stiff State Review

Source NM

May 22, 2025

Recent federal activity suggests the Trump administration has two long-stalled uranium mines near New Mexico’s Mount Taylor on its radar.

Earlier this month, a federal infrastructure agency included Roca Honda and La Jara Mesa uranium mines on a new list of 20 projects nationally that advance “the President’s directive to take immediate action to facilitate domestic production of America’s vast mineral resources,” according to a statement from the council.. …

CRRUA reports Santa Teresa treatment facility fails arsenic test

By Jason Groves

Las Cruces Sun News

May 13, 2025

The Santa Teresa Industrial Park arsenic treatment facility failed a voluntary arsenic test in April.

The facility, operated by the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority, was one of three CRRUA water treatment facilities tested. The Sunland Park and Santa Teresa Community facilities each tested below the Environmental Protection Agency maximum contaminate level for arsenic of 10 parts per billion (ppb), according to a CRRUA news release. …