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.
Friday May 2nd, Conservation Voter New Mexico (CVNM) Action Fund, CVNM’s coordinated political action committee, proudly endorsed Secretary Deb Haaland for Governor in the 2026 election cycle. The endorsement decision follows a rigorous process to vet eligible candidates running for Governor in the 2026 election cycle.
April 29th marks the 100th day of the Trump Administration. In that time, the President has taken a series of unprecedented actions across all areas of the administration. Some of the most significant anti-climate and anti-conservation actions include
On April 8th, President Trump issued an unprecedented executive order declaring “all State [sic] and local laws” dealing with “‘climate change’ or involving ‘environmental, social, and governance’ initiatives, ‘environmental justice,’ carbon or ‘greenhouse gas’ emissions, and funds to collect carbon penalties or carbon taxes.” It instructs the US Attorney General to report back to the President within 60 days detailing actions taken under the EO and any additional Presidential or legislative action necessary to halt enforcement of any offending laws.
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.
In the coming days the House floor will be voting to pass SB 21 – Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act! As you probably know, in 2023, the Supreme Court released a devastating ruling that eliminated federal safeguards for our waterways by gutting the Clean Water Act. SB 21 would put water quality management in local, New Mexican hands responsive to our waters’ unique conditions and needs.
Next week, the House floor will be voting to pass SB 5 – Game Commission Reform! This is the moment to have your voice heard! Contact your Representative and let them know you support SB 5!
On March 1, President Trump issued an executive order, the latest in an unprecedented stream of such orders, directing the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to expedite timber sales on federal public lands. The order claims a national and economic emergency…
This Saturday, March 1st, 2025, the Senate floor will be voting on the fate of SB 5 – Game Commission Reform. While the Department of Game & Fish staff are doing a good job, our current wildlife management system is outdated and underfunded, and our State Game Commission has been politicized. That’s why we’re urging you to contact your Senator and let them know you support SB 5!
Today (Feb. 13, 2025), the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-3 to pass SB 21, a substitute bill combining SB 21 and SB22. The bill will provide critical protections for New Mexico waters. The bills earlier passed the Senate Conservation Committee on two 6-3 votes. The bill will next go to the Senate Finance Committee, which if passed, will proceed to the full Senate for approval and, if passed, move over to the House for committee hearings and a floor vote.
