Federal agency “ghosts” City of Las Cruces on heat pump project funds • Source New Mexico

Federal agency “ghosts” City of Las Cruces on heat pump project funds • Source New Mexico

Members of the Las Cruces Sustainability Office held meetings with residents in October 2024 to gauge interest and offer information about heat pumps. (Courtesy of the City of Las Cruces / Kelsey Hiss)Las Cruces is moving forward with a project to cool the city’s hottest homes, but on a much smaller scale, city officials said, after the federal government pulled funds with little official communication. “I don’t want to say canceled because form…