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!
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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…
Action Alert: Speak up for wildlife TODAY!
February 27, 2025
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 While the Department of Game & Fish staff are doing a good job, our current wildlife management system is outdated and underfunded, and our State Game Commission has been politicized.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!
Press Release: Bill to protect and restore clean water protections, safeguard drinking water passes second committee
February 13, 2025
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.
Strategic Water RESERVE vs Strategic Water SUPPLY
February 5, 2025
In the short amount of time since the Strategic Water Supply initiative has been announced, there has already been ample confusion between the Supply and the already-existing Strategic Water Reserve.
Next Tuesday, January 28th, at 9:00 am, the Senate Conservation Committee meets, and we are hitting the ground running. Four of our priority bills are on the docket, and we’d love for you to attend in a show of support! The four bills up are:
New Mexico Sends Pro-Climate, Pro-Democracy Leaders to State Legislature State Bucks National Trends, Sends Climate Champs Back to D.C.
November 8, 2024
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…
Action Alert: Help Protect New Mexico’s Special Waters
November 8, 2024
We have a landmark chance to get strong water quality protections for headwater streams on the Jemez, the Rio Hondo and in the Upper Rio Grande. Last month, the Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) held a hearing on designating the Upper Pecos watershed as an Outstanding Natural Resource Water (ONRW), the most protective water quality designation under the Clean Water Act. There was near-unanimous public comment in support of that designation, including from Conservation Voters, and we expect the WQCC will approve the designation at a future meeting.
CVNM E-News Digest Archive
July 31, 2024
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.