Conservation Win: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service downlisted the razorback sucker from endangered to threatened, citing decades of recovery work across the Colorado River basin. New Mexico Energy & Air Quality: New Mexico Environment Department set an October hearing for Project Jupiter’s data-center air permit, with critics warning the fuel-cell plan could roll back air-quality progress. Radio Astronomy in NM: NSF, NRAO and the U.S. Naval Observatory are teaming up on a pathfinder for the Next Generation Very Large Array, with operations based in New Mexico to support ultra-precise space science and Earth-orientation measurements. Quantum & Advanced Tech Funding: Economic Development New Mexico opened a targeted federal match grant tied to its $150M R&D fund, aimed at quantum, advanced computing, energy, aerospace/defense and bioscience. Education & Literacy: Albuquerque Public Schools hit multi-year reading goals for early grades but fell short in middle-school math, with Native students showing major reading gains. Tech for Regulation: Apaluma secured $5.55M seed funding to turn fragmented government regulatory records into a searchable, mapped system for faster permitting and analysis. Grid & Community Solar: New Mexico regulators moved to overhaul community solar rules to unblock stalled projects and speed up subscriber-based solar rollout.