NMED seeks approval to enact clean fuels rule by end of the year The department is mandated to create a market to reduce emissions May 22, 2025
New CRRUA arsenic violation prompts NMED to evaluate taking emergency action This marks the third overage recorded at the plant in recent weeks May 21, 2025
Five-day hearings on Bishop’s Lodge proposed wastewater permit start Tesuque residents say the disposal method threatens to pollute drinking wells downstream May 20, 2025
Lapsed federal funds threaten monitoring at N.M.’s national labs Independent monitoring of air, water and ecology around labs could stop at the end of the month May 15, 2025
State water quality board backs off controversial oil and gas project discharges Vote followed opposition from environmentalists, Democratic lawmakers May 14, 2025
Possible settlement reached in long-running Rio Grande dispute The U.S. Supreme Court would have to ultimately sign off on any deal between states, federal government May 12, 2025
U.S. judge halts plan to transfer Oak Flat land for contested Arizona copper mine Injunction will be in place until the Supreme Court resolves an appeal May 12, 2025
Lawmakers urge water board to reconsider produced water rule Letter calls WQCC approval of pilot project ‘irresponsible and dangerous’ May 9, 2025
U.S. Reps. Vasquez (D-N.M.) and Zinke (R-MT) launch new bipartisan public lands caucus Initiative earns quick praise from the national Outdoor Recreation Roundtable nonprofit May 8, 2025
New Mexico Supreme Court requests parties file written arguments in Bishop’s lodge wastewater case The draft permit is scheduled for a May 19 hearing May 1, 2025
New Mexico Supreme Court asked to weigh in on Tesuque wastewater conflict Petitioners contest state environment department permitting process April 28, 2025
Two N.M. metropolitan areas rank in the top 25 most polluted American Lung Association releases annual State of the Air Report with low rankings for New Mexico areas April 24, 2025
NM congressional delegation calls on Burgum to leave monuments intact Letter highlights three New Mexico national monuments, cites the economic impact of protecting the lands April 23, 2025
State survey finds New Mexico tree mortality doubled in 2024 Native insects largely drove the tree damage April 22, 2025
Rio Grande lawsuit scheduled for June trial in Philadelphia Mediation will continue in the meantime April 16, 2025
Trump’s new energy order puts states’ climate laws in DOJ’s crosshairs Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says they ‘will keep advancing solutions to the climate crisis’ April 10, 2025
N.M. delegation moves to protect Pecos after feds rollback mineral withdrawal U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich described the Trump administration rollback as a ‘betrayal of trust’ April 9, 2025
Governor signs legislation to protect N.M. waters following SCOTUS decision Advocates praise new law, say it establishes a necessary framework after U.S. Supreme Court’s Sackett decision April 9, 2025
Feds backtrack on mining ban in the Upper Pecos watershed Advocates say they are considering their next move April 8, 2025
Conservation groups decry USDA calls for increased logging Memo declares state of emergency on national forest lands April 8, 2025
Uranium transport through Navajo Nation sparks concerns in New Mexico Advocates worry contract could lead to truckloads of uranium from Mount Taylor to Utah April 7, 2025
Environmental advocacy groups praise legislative efforts to address climate change SB 48 creates a grant program to improve community resiliency March 25, 2025
Trump looks to save coal, what could that mean for New Mexico EPA moves to reduce emissions regulations on power plants March 19, 2025
Pair of PFAS bills clears final committee, heads to Senate floor If approved, New Mexico would be the second state to enact a PFAS ban on consumer products March 19, 2025
