It’s time to confront the heartbreaking truth: we are in a climate emergency. Our commitment to passing bold climate legislation has not wavered, but we will need your support and commitment to ensure that our elected leaders will take bold climate action to protect our communities, families, and economies and build a future in which our children and future generations can thrive.
In 2013, a Presidential proclamation designated the area a national monument, and part of the National Landscape Conservation System. Photo: Bob Wick
Created during the 2023 legislative session, the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund (LOE) does what has never been done in New Mexico. It invests long-term in supporting statewide programs that help protect and restore our lands, water, wildlife, and cultural heritage.
New Mexico is celebrated for its clear blue skies – but some neighborhoods can only glimpse hints of that beauty through the haze of pollution. On November 16th, 2023, New Mexico took an essential step toward changing that unfortunate reality.
Environmental issues have always been social justice issues. From toxic dumping and exploitation to land removal and annexation, frontline communities – especially Indigenous, rural, and communities of color – have borne the brunt of environmental injustice.
Created during the 2023 legislative session, the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund (LOE) does what has never been done in New Mexico. It invests long-term in supporting statewide programs that help protect and restore our lands, water, wildlife, and cultural heritage.
New Mexico is celebrated for its clear blue skies – but some neighborhoods can only glimpse hints of that beauty through the haze of pollution. On November 16th, 2023, New Mexico took an essential step toward changing that unfortunate reality.
New Mexico is blessed with the perfect profile of sun and wind to fully supply our energy needs. It is a perfect medley of clean, renewable resources that can provide for all New Mexicans. Tapping into this potential was the impetus behind the passage of Community Solar. Created during the 2021 legislative session, it aims to provide more New Mexicans access to clean local electricity.
SB 9 creates a Conservation Legacy Fund that gives legislators a historic opportunity to deliver for New Mexico communities, better protecting us from extreme weather conditions like wildfire, flooding and drought. It will also preserve our cultural heritage and outdoor traditions, leaving a legacy for our children to hunt, fish, farm, ranch, and enjoy the lands and waters the way our ancestors have for generations. Local entities – including acequias, tribes, and Soil & Water Conservation Districts – are primed to apply for projects they know work for them. If adequately funded, this investment will deliver resources to all 33 counties and tribal communities. Working on this legislation has been a lengthy and impressive bipartisan process, bringing a variety of different stakeholders together to develop this historic piece of legislation.
SB 9 passed through the Senate 33-7 and the House 54-11, was signed by the Governor on March 23, 2023.
The Voting Rights Protections will make substantial changes to state election law. These include:
The Voting Rights Act will ensure that every New Mexican, regardless of background, geography, or demographics, will be able to participate in an efficient, secure, equitable and inclusive democratic process.
Hb 4 passed through the House 41-26 and the Senate 27-14, was signed by the Governor on March 30, 2023.
Our annual Luminaria award recognizes pro-conservation champions in the New Mexico legislature. Since 2007, CVNM has been honoring members of our legislatures with pro-conservation voting records.
In order to pass strong laws that protect New Mexico’s environment, we believe it is critical to engage in the electoral process.
Through our work with both CVNM Action Fund and CVNM Verde Voters Fund, we let voters know that—for New Mexico’s air, land, water and communities—who we elect matters.
Through our Conservation Voters New Mexico Action Fund (CVNM Action Fund), a nonpartisan coordinated political action committee, we work to elect pro-environment candidates and to defeat anti-environment candidates at the state level up to the amount allowed by New Mexico campaign finance laws.
By donating to CVNM, you help mobilize voters, win elections, hold elected officials accountable and advance responsible public policies in our state.
