Native American tribes and environmentalists want a U.S. appeals court to weigh in on their request to halt construction along part of a $10 billion transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as California.

Last month, the state Public Education Department moved forward with requiring a 180-day school year despite pushback from school staff and lawmakers. Now, as the Santa Fe New Mexican reports, more than 50 superintendents and their professional association have filed suit against the agency and its secretary.

The University of New Mexico’s graduate student workers’ union rallied outside of the administration building Tuesday. The United Graduate Workers are calling for raises that include research assistants and for the university’s bargaining committee to treat their union with respect.

The University of New Mexico is one of many schools around the country where students have set up pro-Palestinian encampments as a form of protest against the ongoing war in Gaza. Campus police had them clear their encampment, but did not send them home Monday night.

New Mexico has received a huge $156 million-dollar boost from the Biden Administration to put more solar energy in many low income and disadvantaged communities across the state.