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APS saves $4.5 million by going green

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Albuquerque Public Schools wants to reduce its energy consumption by 20 percent by the end of 2024.

According to officials with APS, the district is almost there.

"So we are in year 5 of the 10-year goal and at year 5 we are at 98 percent,” said Robert Lazar, APS’ Water and Energy Conservation Coordinator.

Lazar told KOB that the district has saved about $4.5 million by conserving energy. However, saving money isn’t the district’s only goal – they also want to...

School overwhelmed with book donations

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a four corners school that lost library books in a fire -- a little more than a month ago -- is asking the public not to send any more books. mesa elementary school in shiprock says it's had an overwhelming response of book donations from all over the country. boxes fill shelves in a temporary library and school officials say -- while they're grateful for all of the donations -- they have enough. "i think it's important that we let the public know we're in a good place right now and thank...