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The Climate & Energy Advocate develops, coordinates, and implements climate and energy initiatives that advance New Mexico’s leadership in dealing proactively with climate change, implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, development of clean energy resources, and transition away from carbon emitting sources of energy. The Advocate also works to build political will for policy passage through public and decision-maker education, press engagement, earned media, and other strategies.

This is yet another giveaway to corporate polluters and reckless developers All wetlands, rivers, and streams deserve protections, and we must urge EPA to protect…

Clear Horizons New Mexico, a statewide coalition of environmental, social justice, and conservation advocates from 33 organizations and businesses across New Mexico, applauds the Senate Finance Committee for passing the Community Benefit Fund, made up of Senate Bills 48 and 49. Senate Bill 48 passed the Senate Finance Committee on 7-4 do-pass vote,

Here are some talking points to help you provide public comment on the Public Regulatory Commissions Hearing on Renewable Energy for Rural Electric Cooperatives: Based…

In August of 2023, the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the NRC did not have authority under the federal Atomic Energy Act…

HB 41 Clean Transportation Fuel Standards Act The heart of the proposal rests on two things: the carbon-intensity standard and the transportation fuel credits. Both…

Eligible entities include:  counties, cities, towns, or villages;  a drainage, conservancy, irrigation, soil and water conservation, water, or sanitation district a mutual domestic water consumers…

In the northern reaches of the Chihuahuan Desert, 30 miles east of the town of Carlsbad and the Pecos River, sits the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). It is the nation’s only deep repository for transuranic nuclear waste, storing such waste from around the country.  

The ten-year hazardous waste renewal permit for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) has been finalized after successful negotiations.

In the summer and fall of each year, the state legislature drafts state budget recommendations that it will present in the upcoming legislative session. This…