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By New Mexico Sun | Mar 2, 2018
On March 2, the Interior Department announced the cancellation of an oil and gas lease sale near Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northern New Mexico.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 1, 2018
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted an application from Holtec International to store up to 100,000 metric tons of spent fuel rods at a site located between Carlsbad and Hobbs, New Mexico.
By New Mexico Sun | Dec 8, 2017
Today, Secretary Zinke finalized the delay of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Methane and Waste Prevention rule until January 2019.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 20, 2017
Last week, the Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended an oil and gas ordinance that could bypass public input, with a vote of 3-2.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 19, 2017
Last week, New Mexico's Public Education Department unveiled proposed science standards that have sparked controversy.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 5, 2017
The Trump administration has announced plans to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a move that could affect over 800,000 young undocumented immigrants.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 25, 2017
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.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 11, 2017
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.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 11, 2017
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.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 4, 2017
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.
By New Mexico Sun | Jun 27, 2017
On June 27, the Trump Administration initiated steps to repeal the Clean Water Rule.
By New Mexico Sun | May 17, 2017
Last week, the U.S. Senate narrowly voted against a proposal to overturn the Bureau of Land Management's natural-gas waste rule.
By New Mexico Sun | Apr 21, 2017
In response to the Public Service Company of New Mexico's (PNM) proposal to eliminate coal from its energy portfolio by 2031, Camilla Feibelman, Director of the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, issued a statement highlighting the economic and...
By New Mexico Sun | Jan 26, 2017
A group of 58 current and former elected officials from New Mexico has expressed their opposition to Scott Pruitt's nomination as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
By New Mexico Sun | Dec 20, 2016
Navajo community members, alongside Indigenous leaders from Northern Pueblos and supporters across the American Southwest, recently gathered at the final of eight public hearings to express concerns over oil and gas drilling in the Greater Chaco...
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 4, 2016
On Wednesday, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission reached a decision regarding PNM's request to increase electric rates.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 13, 2016
On Monday night, a series of explosions occurred in Nageezi, New Mexico, involving 36 tankers that were storing crude oil and wastewater.
By New Mexico Sun | Jun 16, 2016
On June 15, a coalition of groups launched OilAndGasThreatMap.com, a new tool that maps the locations of 58,777 oil and gas facilities in New Mexico.
By New Mexico Sun | May 17, 2016
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized new standards aimed at curbing methane pollution from the oil and gas sector.
