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Fire-stricken rural New Mexico warily eyes insurance fight
Read full article: Fire-stricken rural New Mexico warily eyes insurance fightManuel and Marcy Silva combed through the charred rubble that used to be their home, searching for any salvageable bits in the wake of the largest wildfire in New Mexico history.
Churches defend clergy loophole in child sex abuse reporting
Read full article: Churches defend clergy loophole in child sex abuse reportingClergy in 33 states are exempt from laws requiring professionals such as teachers, physicians and psychotherapists to report information about alleged child abuse to police or child welfare officials.
New Mexico sues US over proposed nuclear waste storage plans
Read full article: New Mexico sues US over proposed nuclear waste storage plansThe nuclear commission did not respond to questions about New Mexico's complaint. AdIn all, there's roughly 83,000 metric tons of spent fuel sitting at temporary storage sites in nearly three dozen states. The first phase of the proposed New Mexico project calls for storing up to 8,680 metric tons of uranium, which would be packed into 500 canisters. Future expansion could make room for as many as 10,000 canisters of spent nuclear fuel over six decades. However, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act doesn't allow the Energy Department to take ownership until a permanent repository is in place.