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By New Mexico Sun | Sep 25, 2018
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has repealed its Methane Waste Rule, a move that comes shortly after the Trump administration weakened EPA regulations aimed at reducing methane pollution.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 11, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler has proposed changes to the EPA's Methane Rules, which have been in place for nearly a year.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 25, 2018
After deferring a March lease sale for fracking in the Greater Chaco area due to the need for more cultural study and consultation, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to hold another sale this December.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 24, 2018
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is in New Mexico for a private event at the Tamaya resort.
By New Mexico Sun | Jun 12, 2018
Community, tribal, and faith leaders gathered in Albuquerque to protest the Interior Department's Royalty Policy Committee meeting.
By New Mexico Sun | May 15, 2018
New Mexico has a significant opportunity to address emissions in its transportation sector through the VW settlement funds.
By New Mexico Sun | May 1, 2018
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.
By New Mexico Sun | Apr 24, 2018
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.
By New Mexico Sun | Apr 10, 2018
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.
By New Mexico Sun | Apr 3, 2018
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.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 8, 2018
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.
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.
