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By New Mexico Sun | Apr 9, 2020
A coalition of environmental groups has appealed to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to halt a proposal for selling public lands for fracking amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn in the oil and gas industry.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 31, 2020
Stephanie Dzur of the Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy (CCAE) announced that the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) has approved the Solar Direct Program.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 3, 2020
Senator Tom Udall has introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at updating oil and gas royalty rates on public lands.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 2, 2020
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) have released the Mancos-Gallup Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Greater Chaco region.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 25, 2020
Late on February 21, Public Regulation Commission (PRC) hearing examiners issued recommended decisions supporting PNM's exit from its ownership and operation of the San Juan Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 11, 2020
In a recent op-ed published in the Santa Fe New Mexican on February 7, a Director expressed concerns regarding the investment in carbon capture technology.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 7, 2020
On January 29, the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) gave the green light to PNM's 2020 Renewable Energy Plan.
By New Mexico Sun | Jan 27, 2020
Penny Aucoin, a resident affected by a recent fracking wastewater leak outside Carlsbad, will address attendees at a rally during Environment Day at the New Mexico Capitol.
By New Mexico Sun | Jan 22, 2020
On January 21, 2020, members of the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) listened to comments from numerous New Mexicans advocating for a complete transition from San Juan coal electricity to renewable energy sources.
By New Mexico Sun | Jan 21, 2020
Yesterday, the Sierra Club entered into an uncontested comprehensive agreement in a proceeding before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.
By New Mexico Sun | Jan 21, 2020
Tri-State Generation and Transmission has announced the closure of the Escalante coal-fired power plant located in McKinley County.
By New Mexico Sun | Jan 16, 2020
Community leaders in New Mexico have expressed approval for the recent decision by the Oil Conservation Commission to implement new enforcement rules aimed at protecting the state's air and water resources from oil and gas pollution.
By New Mexico Sun | Dec 21, 2019
Tribal governments, numerous organizations, and thousands of individuals have urged the Trump administration to halt plans for leasing nearly 15,000 acres of tribal and federal public lands in New Mexico for fracking.
By New Mexico Sun | Nov 21, 2019
The Sierra Club has issued a response to the Governor's Climate Task Force Report.
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 1, 2019
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has declared that New Mexico will join 14 other states in implementing clean-car standards.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 17, 2019
A youth-led climate strike is set to take place in Albuquerque on Friday, September 20th.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 5, 2019
Environmental advocates convened outside the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) State Office in Santa Fe to protest the online auctioning of nearly 3,000 acres of public land for fracking in New Mexico's Greater Carlsbad region.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 29, 2019
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler has proposed the removal of direct regulation of methane emissions from the EPA’s New Source Performance Standards.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 6, 2019
On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Ken McQueen has been appointed as the new administrator for Region 6.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 2, 2019
In response to the recent filing by PNM at the Public Regulation Commission, Camilla Feibelman, Director of the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, has provided a statement.
