Pollution

Associated Press

High divers take the plunge in the Seine

The competition is a new test of Paris’ reclaimed river

August 13, 2026

Opinion

Trump administration moves to block public from enforcing environmental protection laws

DOJ argues citizen suits cannot proceed when the federal government does not oppose the polluting behavior

August 3, 2026

New Mexico

Top N.M. environmental official warns of possible federal retaliation in regulatory clashes

An undated photo capturing the Plutonium Facility at Los Alamos National Labratory, with the Rio Grande valley and the Sangre…

June 11, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico governor appoints infrastructure adviser as Office of Natural Resources Trustee

The office is the state’s watchdog body

June 8, 2026

New Mexico

BLM fast-tracks ‘Green Chile’ pipeline construction review for N.M. data center Project Jupiter

BLM cites emergency permitting powers to circumvent lengthy review

May 8, 2026

New Mexico

The dark legacy of the atomic age is still playing out in New Mexico

‘We were a sacrifice zone’

May 6, 2026

New Mexico

N.M. Project Jupiter data center developers announce new plans for generating power

Critics say proposed emissions still ‘incredibly high’

April 28, 2026

Associated Press

The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana

Chevron, previously ordered to pay $740 million, gets a new day in court

April 17, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico environment board updates air quality permit fees

Fees haven’t been raised for about 20 years

April 13, 2026

New Mexico state agencies offer downwinders help applying for federal benefits

Deadline to apply for a RECA claim is Dec. 31, 2027

March 3, 2026

Data shows water systems with high PFAS count as N.M. writes new rules for ‘forever chemicals’

U.S. Geological Survey scientist Kimberly Beisner retrieves a water quality sensor on the Rio Grande for a PFAS study in…

February 24, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block…

February 23, 2026

N.M. environment officials issue nearly $16 million fines to Los Alamos National Lab over legacy waste

State agency also expedites deadlines for LANL after ‘longstanding lack of urgency’

February 13, 2026

New Mexico Senate rejects bill to codify state’s emissions goals

Seven Democratic lawmakers side with Republicans to squash Clear Horizons Act

February 12, 2026

New Mexico lawmakers will make new push for ‘Green Amendment’ in 2026

Public would be empowered to sue for enforcement of environmental laws

January 20, 2026

N.M. lawmaker proposes $50 million bill for uranium mine cleanup

Legislators and advocates say federal funds needed to address the scope of the problem

January 8, 2026

NMED says data center Project Jupiter’s air quality applications ‘incomplete’ – for now

Critics say state’s ruling a ‘reminder that the rules still apply’

December 19, 2025

Coalition calls for N.M. environment agency to address Artesia oil refinery explosion

Coalition asks the department to install a permanent air monitor in Artesia

November 21, 2025

New Mexico Supreme Court agrees to hear pollution lawsuit

Lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of oil and gas pollution in the state

November 11, 2025

N.M. lawmakers say oil and gas wastewater rulemaking ‘tainted’ by politics

Environmental groups held a rally to share their concerns about the proposed oil and gas wastewater reuse rule on May…

November 3, 2025

Republican lawmakers say conservation tax revenue, not industry, should pay for well cleanup

Tense committee hearing comes amid proposed rulemaking to raise oil and gas bonding requirements

October 31, 2025

Nearly 900 people sign environmental groups’ petition for stricter New Mexico oil and gas rules

Hearings on the proposed rules continue through Nov. 7

October 27, 2025

New Mexico’s efforts to regulate PFAS attracts national industry pushback

Officials this week will hold meetings to discuss new rules, blood tests

October 21, 2025

N.M. officials release PFAS exposure survey for campers, hunters and anglers at Holloman Lake

Biologist says research shows contaminated waterfowl in the area

October 15, 2025