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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.
By New Mexico Sun | Jun 20, 2019
U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) have spearheaded an effort involving 51 lawmakers to challenge the Trump administration's revision of the Bureau of Land Management’s 2016 Methane and Waste Prevention...
By New Mexico Sun | May 14, 2019
U.S. Representative Diana DeGette introduced the Methane Waste and Prevention Act of 2019.
By New Mexico Sun | May 7, 2019
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Tuesday that its Atomic Safety and Licensing Board has dismissed all objections to Holtec International's proposal to construct a storage facility for high-level nuclear waste in southeastern...
By New Mexico Sun | Apr 23, 2019
Late on Monday, the Albuquerque City Council voted 5-3 to pass a Clean and Green ordinance that will put an end to single-use plastic bags in retail.
By New Mexico Sun | Apr 23, 2019
PNM's recent announcement to provide New Mexico with 100% carbon-free power by 2040 has prompted a response from the Sierra Club.
By New Mexico Sun | Apr 18, 2019
Members of the Congressional House Natural Resources Committee recently visited New Mexico to examine the effects of oil and gas drilling on sacred sites and air quality, focusing on the Greater Chaco region.
By New Mexico Sun | Apr 9, 2019
Members of the Greater Chaco Coalition have expressed their approval for the re-introduction of the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019 by New Mexico Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with Congressman Ben Ray Lujan and...
By New Mexico Sun | Apr 2, 2019
New Mexicans gathered in Santa Fe for a climate strike at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) state office to protest the lease sale of 11,000 acres in Greater Chaco and Greater Carlsbad.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 22, 2019
On Friday, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Energy Transition Act (SB489) into law.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 19, 2019
Crowds assembled at the New Mexico Legislature to express opposition to an upcoming oil and gas lease sale by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 12, 2019
The New Mexico State House has passed the Energy Transition Act, also known as SB489, and it now awaits approval from Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 5, 2019
A recent study suggests that a combination of renewable energy, battery storage, and energy efficiency presents the most economical alternative for replacing the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station.
By New Mexico Sun | Jan 10, 2019
New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard has enacted a ban on coyote-killing contests across 9.5 million acres of state trust land.
By New Mexico Sun | Dec 18, 2018
Over 200 advocates gathered in front of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) state office in Santa Fe to protest an online auction scheduled for December 5th and 6th.
By New Mexico Sun | Dec 18, 2018
The public comment period for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to reduce methane pollution safeguards concluded recently.
