New Mexico’s Indigenous, low-income, rural, and communities of color are most severely affected by the symptoms of climate change – higher temperatures, worsening drought, and more extreme weather in general. These same communities also experience systemic obstacles to civic engagement,…
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.
Today, Conservation Voters New Mexico Education Fund (CVNM Education Fund) publicly released a health impact assessment (HIA) about the health and social impacts of replacing diesel-powered school buses with electric-powered school buses. The report release concludes two years of assessment work in partnership with community organizations, like Mom’s Clean Air Force, and community members in Bernalillo, McKinley and Rio Arriba Counties.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANTA FE, N.M. – Today, PNM filed to abandon San Juan Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant in the Four Corners region. Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) Political and Legislative Director Ben Shelton issued the following statement:…
Comó hablar ‘Legislatura’ ¿Cómo cambiamos lo que no está funcionando en nuestro estado? Durante la sesión legislativa de Nuevo México de 2019, escuchará hablar sobre las oportunidades de cambio, y es importante saber que cada iniciativa tiene el potencial de…
How to Speak Legislature During the 2019 New Mexico legislative session, you will be hearing a lot about the opportunities for change, and it’s important to know that each piece of legislation has the potential to completely change the way…
By Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero | Published in the Albuquerque Journal We live in the Land of Enchantment, but the air we breathe isn’t always crisp and clean. In fact, Bernalillo County regularly gets failing grades for air quality from…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Community leaders ask legislature to support transitioning diesel school buses to zero emissions electric NM’s $18 Million Volkswagen Settlement earmarked to reduce diesel pollution Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, the New Mexico Legislature House Environment, Energy and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, a coalition of 23 organizations urged each senator and representative in the New Mexico Legislature to vote against SB 47/HB 80 – the Energy Redevelopment Bond Act. The coalition expressed unified opposition…
Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, Gov. Martinez delivered her final State of the State speech to the legislature. During her speech, Gov. Martinez applauded New Mexico’s oil and gas industry repeatedly and mentioned our burgeoning tourism industry. In response, Conservation…
