Daniel Montano

Officials declared an emergency and set up a 12-mile infested zone around the affected location in Eunice, which sits on the border with Texas.

That's where the first U.S.

case of the worm in 60 years was detected just four days earlier.

Dr. Sammy Hollick, New Mexico State Veterinarian, says state officials will continue to inspect animals and educate locals on what to look for.

The parasite lays its eggs in a wound on an animal and its larvae feed on living tissue.

At least seven cases have been confirmed since June 3rd.

For NPR News, I'm Daniel Montano in Albuquerque.

Wait, this is true?

I think the people of New Mexico are demanding answers.

They're demanding justice.

The new study found a week after exposure to wildfire smoke, participants' mental health scores were at their lowest, but after three weeks, scores were close to normal.

Dr. Xu Guanglong, an associate professor at the University of New Mexico and lead author of the study, says the negative effects can occur even when the smoke is so thin it's barely visible.

Despite advances in fighting air pollution, like the Clean Air Act, which have been effective in getting particulate matter out of the air, Lung says wildfires have halted or reversed much of that progress in the past decade.

For NPR News, I'm Daniel Montano.

Although the U.S.

Department of Justice originally closed the state's investigation into Epstein's former Zorro Ranch in 2019, a New Mexico Department of Justice official says revelations in the latest public release of the files, quote, warrant further examination.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham says she's proud of the state stepping up.

The NMDOJ plans to work in concert with the state legislature's Epstein Truth Commission, which was established just days before the AG's announcement.

For NPR News, I'm Daniel Montano in Albuquerque.

During the commission's first meeting, Congresswoman Melanie Stansberry, who attended but is not a part of the commission, says the investigation is focused on uncovering the full picture of what happened at the ranch and, quote, why the justice system has failed survivors.