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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.
By New Mexico Sun | May 17, 2016
New Mexicans gathered in Albuquerque and Lewistown, Texas, to protest against a proposed 15.8% rate increase by PNM.
By New Mexico Sun | May 12, 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the first nationwide regulations to limit methane emissions from new and modified sources in the oil and gas sector.
By New Mexico Sun | May 4, 2016
A coalition of environmental groups has initiated legal action against the Obama administration's decision to permit fracking in the Santa Fe National Forest.
By New Mexico Sun | May 3, 2016
Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales and 68 other mayors and county commissioners have addressed a letter to President Barack Obama and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 19, 2016
Environmentalists are welcoming a new agreement between the United States and Canada aimed at reducing methane emissions.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 10, 2016
On Thursday, President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new agreement aimed at tackling climate change.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 4, 2016
On Thursday, Governor Susana Martinez signed Senate Bill 72 into law.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 18, 2016
Farmington, N.M. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) conducted a public hearing at San Juan College in Farmington on Tuesday.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 12, 2016
Community groups have expressed approval following the Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation to reject SandRidge Energy Inc.'s application to drill an exploratory oil well.
By New Mexico Sun | Dec 1, 2015
A coalition of groups in New Mexico has announced that over 25,000 residents have voiced their support for the Obama Administration's efforts to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas operations.
By New Mexico Sun | May 1, 2015
Eight conservation organizations, part of the TrapFree New Mexico coalition, have called on state game commissioners to reject a proposed cougar trapping season by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 12, 2015
The Bosque Action Team, a coalition of conservation groups and individuals, expressed dismay after the City of Albuquerque began construction on a new trail through the Bosque without prior public consultation.
