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Sierra Club advises on using VW settlement for EV infrastructure in New Mexico
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New Mexico has a significant opportunity to address emissions in its transportation sector through the VW settlement funds.


New Mexico residents raise concerns over proposed radioactive waste storage site
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Community members in southeastern New Mexico, including farmers, faith leaders, and oil-industry representatives, have expressed concerns about a proposed high-level radioactive waste storage project.


Opposition mounts against rollback of BLM methane regulations
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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
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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
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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.


Navajo communities protest fracking with warning signs along U.S. Highway 550
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For Immediate Release Community members in the Greater Chaco region have taken action against fracking by placing signs along U.S. 550 in Counselor, New Mexico.


Interior Department cancels fracking lease near Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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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.


Holtec's nuclear waste storage proposal in New Mexico accepted by NRC
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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.


BLM delays enforcement of methane waste prevention rule until January 2019
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Today, Secretary Zinke finalized the delay of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Methane and Waste Prevention rule until January 2019.


Sandoval officials face criticism over proposed oil and gas drilling ordinance
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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.


New Mexico's education department proposes controversial changes to science curriculum
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Last week, New Mexico's Public Education Department unveiled proposed science standards that have sparked controversy.



Sierra Club opposes Trump's plan to end DACA amid national emergency
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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.


Environmental groups sue over BLM's methane rule delay
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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.


EPA hears public comment on proposed delay of methane standards
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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.


New Mexicans testify in DC against delaying EPA methane rules
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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.


Court blocks suspension of EPA rules on oil and gas pollution
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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.


Trump administration's repeal of Clean Water Rule raises concerns in New Mexico
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On June 27, the Trump Administration initiated steps to repeal the Clean Water Rule.


Senate vote maintains BLM methane-waste rule amid ongoing regulatory uncertainty
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Last week, the U.S. Senate narrowly voted against a proposal to overturn the Bureau of Land Management's natural-gas waste rule.


Sierra Club responds to PNM's plan for early coal exit by 2031
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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...