New Mexico Environment Department’s proposed methane air pollution rules much improved May 6, 2021 | News Release Today, the New Mexico Environment Department proposed new rules to limit emissions from oil and gas operations in the state by requiring companies to…
Oil Conservation Commission Finalizes Rule on Methane Waste
March 25, 2021
New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission finalizes oil and gas venting, flaring rule; leak detection and repair rule forthcoming Mar 25, 2021 Today, the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission (OCC) finalized a new rule proposed by the state’s Energy, Minerals, and…
Press Release: New Mexico Conservation Organizations Celebrate President Biden’s Bold Executive Actions
January 29, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2021 NEW MEXICO CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATE PRESIDENT BIDEN’S BOLD EXECUTIVE ACTIONS TO REFORM OIL AND GAS LEASING ON PUBLIC LANDS AND SET A NATIONAL 30X30 STANDARD Administration Promises to Safeguard 30% of the Nation’s Land…
NM Advocates Welcome PRC Unanimous Approval of Plan to Exit San Juan Generating Station
April 1, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jamie Trafficanda, Western Resource Advocates, 720-763-3737, jamie@westernresources.org Mona Blaber, Sierra Club – Rio Grande Chapter, 505-660-6905, monablaber@gmail.com NM Advocates Welcome PRC Unanimous Approval of Plan to Exit…
CVNM Applauds Gov. Lujan Grisham’s Leadership on Climate Change
November 21, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CVNM Applauds Gov. Lujan Grisham’s Leadership on Climate Change Santa Fe, N.M.— Today, the New Mexico Environment Department and Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department released a report on their progress to meet ambitious climate goals set…
NMOGA Coordinates to Distort Public Discourse on Climate Action
September 19, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NMOGA Coordinates to Distort Public Discourse on Climate Action Polling shows New Mexican support of climate action at all-time high Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) applauds ProgressNow NM for shining a light…
Task force faces criticism from County Commission
August 31, 2019
By Christina Tsosie | Gallup Independent GALLUP – McKinley County Board of Commissioners was presented with a proposal from the Conservation Voters of New Mexico Education Fund imploring the board to support its efforts to create a Blue Ribbon Uranium…
New Mexicans speak out against EPA proposal to eliminate critical climate protections
August 29, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wheeler questions EPA’s authority to regulate methane, putting climate, families at risk (New Mexico) — Today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler proposed to eliminate direct regulation of methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas, from the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Santa Fe, NM – Today, advocacy groups in New Mexico concerned about methane waste from the oil and gas industry released a set of core principles to guide the state as it begins its next step in…
CVNM Statement on Supreme Court Lawsuit Attacking the Landmark Energy Transition Act
August 27, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) responded to a lawsuit filed before the New Mexico Supreme Court asking for several aspects of the Energy Transition Act (ETA) to be ruled unconstitutional. CVNM Executive…