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.
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.
Your chance to help push Advanced Clean Cars and Clean Trucks rules across the finish line happens next week, November 13-15! The hearings by the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) are happening in Albuquerque at the NM State Bar.
We do not support development of hydrogen infrastructure for sectors where there are current or near-term cost-effective renewable energy alternatives…
As an anti-racist organization, CVNM is committed to identifying, exploring and challenging factors of inequity, and the impacts they have on our organization, our systems, our staff, and the communities we serve.
Help Support Clean Air and Clean Cars You have an opportunity to weigh in on rules to support a clean transportation transition. In November, the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) will hold a hearing on several clean cars and trucks rules:…
The smattering of rain that fell across New Mexico this past summer did little to alleviate the record-breaking heat we experienced. With relentless summer heat the new normal, it is more important than ever that we…
The ten-year hazardous waste renewal permit for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) has been finalized after successful negotiations.
The passage of SB 53, Storage of Certain Radioactive Waste, marked a significant step forward in New Mexico determining its own nuclear future. Before this bill, our state was subjected to federal nuclear authority without robust regulatory power of its own.
Washington, D.C. – On June 2nd, Secretary Haaland and the Biden-Harris administration announced protections for the lands and cultural resources in the Greater Chaco region in northwestern New Mexico from new oil and gas drilling. This adds to the more…
