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By New Mexico Sun | Feb 11, 2021
The Biden Administration is set to announce a pause on new oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters, as part of its climate action strategy.
By New Mexico Sun | Dec 18, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Representative Deb Haaland to serve as Secretary of the Interior.
By New Mexico Sun | Dec 16, 2020
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) has rejected El Paso Electric's proposal to construct a 228-megawatt natural-gas generator.
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 21, 2020
In response to the announcement of Avangrid's planned acquisition of PNM Resources, several community groups have expressed their perspectives on the potential impacts and opportunities arising from this transaction.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 18, 2020
The Sierra Club's Rio Grande Chapter has issued a response following the release of New Mexico's draft methane rule.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 14, 2020
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its proposals to remove methane protections from the New Source Performance Standards.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 11, 2020
The New Mexico Construction Industries Commission has adopted a new statewide energy conservation code, based on the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with specific amendments for New Mexico.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 16, 2020
Late yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California invalidated the Trump Administration's rollback of the Obama-era Waste Prevention Rule.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 10, 2020
A coalition has filed a lawsuit challenging the sale of oil and gas leases on nearly 41,000 acres of public land in New Mexico.
By New Mexico Sun | Jun 24, 2020
The Public Regulation Commission (PRC) hearing examiners have presented several options for replacing the retiring San Juan Generating Station.
By New Mexico Sun | May 18, 2020
A recent decision by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has paved the way for new investments and job creation in the state, along with providing some of the lowest-cost renewable energy globally.
By New Mexico Sun | May 5, 2020
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) have declined requests to extend the public comment period for a contentious drilling plan in the Greater Chaco region.
By New Mexico Sun | Apr 29, 2020
A coalition of community, faith, tribal, and environmental advocates in New Mexico expressed disappointment over the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission's (PRC) decision to delay the approval of two solar and battery storage projects.
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.
