SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Senate on Monday approved a proposed ban on the local disposal of spent nuclear fuel, unless the state provides its consent first. The bill from Democratic state Sen. Jeff Steinborn, of Las Cruces, could impact a proposed multibillion-dollar facility in southeastern New Mexico that is expected to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., along with U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M. CD-2, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm opposing the interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level waste (HLW) in New Mexico. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was also quick to sign onto the letter. Granholm …

The Jal City Council has voted to oppose bringing interim high-level nuclear waste storage in and around Lea County. The council voted Tuesday night, passing the resolution 5-0. Mayor Stephen Aldridge said one councilor, Lorenzo Chacon, was absent and the mayor does not vote unless there is a tie. “… the City does not support or consent to the consolidated …