New Mexico Sun

News from July 2017


Environmental groups sue over BLM's methane rule delay

The Sierra Club, along with other environmental organizations, has initiated legal action against the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) decision to delay a rule aimed at curbing methane emissions from oil and gas operations on public lands.


EPA hears public comment on proposed delay of methane standards

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently taking public comments on Administrator Scott Pruitt's proposal to delay the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for oil and gas methane emissions by two years.


New Mexicans testify in DC against delaying EPA methane rules

Yesterday, residents from New Mexico and the Four Corners region testified in Washington, D.C., opposing a proposed delay of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) methane pollution standards.


Court blocks suspension of EPA rules on oil and gas pollution

Today, a federal appeals court in Washington D.C. has halted the Trump Administration's suspension of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards that regulate pollution from the oil and gas industry.