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With $5 million of voter-approved dollars, El Paso begins crafting plan to combat climate change

Avatar photo by Diego Mendoza-Moyers May 22, 2023May 22, 2023

Nicole Alderete-Ferrini, who heads the city’s recently-formed Office of Climate and Sustainability, is tasked with using $5 million granted by El Paso voters to craft the city’s comprehensive Climate Action Plan.

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Older El Pasoans dominate first days of early voting

Avatar photo by Robert Moore April 25, 2023April 28, 2023
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El Paso, Las Cruces rank high in ozone pollution in 2023 report

Avatar photo by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert April 25, 2023April 24, 2023
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Prop K job loss warnings based on ‘irrational’ study, new report says

Avatar photo by Diego Mendoza-Moyers April 21, 2023April 24, 2023
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El Pasoans would not have to buy new appliances under Proposition K, city official says 

Avatar photo by Diego Mendoza-Moyers April 12, 2023April 24, 2023
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El Paso Climate Charter, if approved, halts water sales to El Paso Electric power plants

Avatar photo by Diego Mendoza-Moyers April 10, 2023April 24, 2023
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Biden declares Castner Range a national monument

Avatar photo by Robert Moore March 21, 2023March 23, 2023
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SISD part of national electric bus conversion program

Avatar photo by Christian Betancourt March 20, 2023March 23, 2023
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Chamber Climate Charter claims based on faulty assumptions, critics say

Avatar photo by Diego Mendoza-Moyers March 19, 2023April 24, 2023
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Climate change is making allergies worse, study shows

Avatar photo by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert March 8, 2023March 8, 2023
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Should El Paso voters OK a city-owned electric utility? Here’s what you need to know

Avatar photo by Diego Mendoza-Moyers March 5, 2023April 24, 2023
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Climate charter could cost thousands of jobs, billions in earnings, chamber says

Avatar photo by Diego Mendoza-Moyers February 23, 2023April 24, 2023
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DNA finds hummingbird’s mother; father not yet known

Avatar photo by Danielle Prokop November 29, 2022November 28, 2022
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Our food is losing nutrients. New Mexico farmers work to bring them back

Avatar photo by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert November 27, 2022November 30, 2022
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Longtime El Paso irrigation manager Chuy Reyes retires

Avatar photo by Danielle Prokop November 15, 2022November 16, 2022
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TCEQ fines Dell City $11K for failing to monitor drinking water; city says water is safe

Avatar photo by Danielle Prokop November 10, 2022November 9, 2022
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Trial off in Rio Grande Supreme Court case; settlement back on the table

Avatar photo by Danielle Prokop October 25, 2022October 25, 2022
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El Paso doused in unusually wet October, with more rains forecast

Avatar photo by Danielle Prokop October 18, 2022October 18, 2022
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El Paso reports West Nile deaths as mosquitoes continue fall swarm

Avatar photo by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert October 4, 2022October 4, 2022
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San Elizario experiments with growing food in the desert amid climate change

Avatar photo by Puente News Collaborative October 4, 2022October 3, 2022
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Without settlement, Rio Grande Supreme Court case returns to trial

Avatar photo by Danielle Prokop September 27, 2022September 27, 2022
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Illegal water hookups cost Juárez utility millions of pesos

Avatar photo by Puente News Collaborative September 5, 2022September 2, 2022
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Settlement deadline looms in Rio Grande Supreme Court case

Avatar photo by Danielle Prokop August 24, 2022August 25, 2022
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City’s criteria for activating cooling centers in extreme heat remains cloudy

Avatar photo by Danielle Prokop August 24, 2022August 23, 2022
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Top Army official joins call for Castner Range national monument

Avatar photo by Danielle Prokop August 18, 2022August 19, 2022
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How ‘brinca brinca’ bounce houses pose dangers even in fair weather

Avatar photo by Corrie Boudreaux August 15, 2022August 19, 2022
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Just a trickle: Juárez water shortage worsens as temperatures rise

Avatar photo by Puente News Collaborative August 11, 2022August 11, 2022
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Documents: El Paso Water takes $1.2M fine fight across state lines

Avatar photo by Danielle Prokop August 8, 2022August 8, 2022
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City Council bumps charter amendment election to 2023

Avatar photo by Danielle Prokop August 2, 2022April 10, 2023
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Water is critical ingredient to restore the Rio Grande ecosystem at Rio Bosque

Avatar photo by Puente News Collaborative August 2, 2022August 2, 2022

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