New Mexico Sun

News from April 2018


Opposition mounts against rollback of BLM methane regulations

As of midnight on April 23, over 400,000 individuals expressed strong opposition to the Trump Administration's decision to roll back the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) methane rules.


Public raises concerns over nuclear waste storage proposal in New Mexico

Activists in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have raised concerns over a proposal by Holtec International to store up to 100,000 tons of high-level radioactive nuclear waste in the state.


Demonstration highlights methane waste amid proposed regulation changes

Passersby in Albuquerque witnessed a striking demonstration as an image was projected onto a building at 300 San Mateo, which houses the New Mexico State Taxation and Revenue Department.