SANTA FE – June 11th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would roll back two critical standards for power plant pollution. The standards – for existing coal and new gas-fired power plants – regulate mercury, other toxic air pollution, and carbon emissions. The proposed changes would go into effect later this year.
[Washington, D.C.] – With a looming committee vote set for 1:00 AM ET Wednesday (May 21) to move the Republican-led reconciliation bill to the House floor, Conservation Voters New Mexico Chief Operating Officer Molly Taylor released the following statement: “The reconciliation bill is extreme, and out of step with the needs of New Mexico families. It proposes to threaten and gut programs that directly benefit our rural communities, including clean energy investments, public lands, and emergency response. These very same programs are also popular across party lines and are fundamental for a diversified and stable economy.
At the start of each month, we send out an e-news digest that includes issue updates, action alerts, upcoming events, and ways to get involved in our work. You can find a record of all our past Digests here.
On March 12, Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced he was gutting 31 EPA rules. In doing so, he reframed the purpose of the EPA saying the agency’s mission is to “lower the cost of buying a car, heating a home and running a business.” There was no mention of environmental protection in the Environmental Protection Agency’s new mission.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 6, 2024 New Mexico Sends Pro-Climate, Pro-Democracy Leaders to State Legislature State Bucks National Trends, Sends Climate Champs Back…
At the start of each month, we send out an e-news digest that includes issue updates, action alerts, upcoming events, and ways to get involved in our work. You can find a record of all our past Digests here.
The Biden-Harris Administration has made clear that conserving land, water and wildlife for future generations is an absolute priority.
The nature crisis and the climate crisis are inextricably linked. Conserving our land and water, and at the same time supporting communities in the necessary and inevitable transition away from dependence on fossil fuels, are priorities that the previous administration not only ignored, but moved backwards on.
New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is one of the largest in the Mountain West. The Permian Basin in southeast New Mexico contains three of…
Winter is officially on its way, which means that we are approaching the start of the 2024 legislative session. In the calm before the excitement in the Capitol, we’d like to share a look ahead at some of our legislative priorities for the upcoming 30-day budget session.
Your chance to help push Advanced Clean Cars and Clean Trucks rules across the finish line happens next week, November 13-15! The hearings by the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) are happening in Albuquerque at the NM State Bar.
