{"id":26302,"date":"2025-01-27T19:24:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T02:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/?p=26302"},"modified":"2025-01-27T19:34:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T02:34:40","slug":"2025-nm-legislative-session-presents-great-opportunity-for-environmental-progress-water-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/es\/2025-nm-legislative-session-presents-great-opportunity-for-environmental-progress-water-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"La sesi\u00f3n legislativa de Nuevo M\u00e9xico de 2025 presenta una gran oportunidad para el progreso ambiental y la protecci\u00f3n del agua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Western Environmental Law Center is encouraged and optimistic that the New Mexico legislature is considering a range of strong bills to safeguard our rich natural resources and climate, leverage the state\u2019s power to protect water quality to account for federal clean water rollbacks, and promote a more diverse and resilient economy. Others are boondoggles and tax giveaways to the wealthy oil and gas industry. Here is where we stand on a few important bills:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">WELC SUPPORTS: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Clear Horizons Act<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Sessions\/25%20Regular\/bills\/senate\/SB0004.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SB 4<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">), and the associated <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Community Benefits Fund <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Sessions\/25%20Regular\/bills\/senate\/SB0048.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SB 48<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Legislation\/Legislation?Chamber=S&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=49&amp;year=25\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SB 49<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">) and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Innovation in Government Fund <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Sessions\/25%20Regular\/bills\/senate\/SB0083.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SB 83<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">), introduced by Senate Pro Tem Stewart and supported prominently by Gov. Lujan Grisham in her State of the State address. The Clear Horizons Act would codify into law statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.state.nm.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/EO_2019-003.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Executive Order 2019-003<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. It would require meaningful climate pollution reductions by 2030, further progress by 2040, and a 100% reduction of climate pollution relative to 2005 emission levels by 2050. Codifying these climate protections in law would prevent future administrations from unilaterally rolling them back. The bill would also require an annual state report quantifying greenhouse gas pollution and evaluating progress toward meeting the goals. The Community Benefits Fund would allocate $340 million to fund advance clean energy technologies, improve public school facilities, boost economic development, and provide job training. The Innovation in Government Fund would provide $10 million to state agencies to support efforts to reduce carbon emissions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWe applaud Senate Pro Tem Stewart and her team for crafting such a thoughtful approach to climate and just transition action in New Mexico,\u201d said <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, executive director of the Western Environmental Law Center<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. \u201cThese bills position New Mexico to open new doors to a thriving, resilient future where our state is a leader in the fight against the climate crisis, better protects its rich natural heritage, and actively builds a strong, diversified economy powered by renewable energy.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">WELC SUPPORTS<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Clean water protection bills<\/span><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Legislation\/Legislation?Chamber=S&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=22&amp;year=25\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SB 22<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Legislation\/Legislation?Chamber=S&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=21&amp;year=25\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SB 21<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sackett v. EPA<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">that severely limited the scope of protections under the Clean Water Act. As a result, an estimated 95% of New Mexico\u2019s waterways are vulnerable to discharges of pollutants\u2014discharges that had been regulated for 50 years. New Mexico waters are left particularly vulnerable because the state does not have a surface water permitting program to protect these waters\u2014no longer protected under the Clean Water Act\u2014against discharges of contaminants. In addition, New Mexico is one of only three states nationwide that does not have authority from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue federal permits. As a result of all this, American Rivers named <\/span><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">all <\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">New Mexico rivers atop its list of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nmpoliticalreport.com\/2024\/04\/17\/american-rivers-ranks-waters-in-new-mexico-as-the-most-endangered-in-the-country\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">most endangered rivers in the country<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mostendangeredrivers.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">2024 Most Endangered Rivers report<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SB 22 will create a permitting program to safeguard state waters that are not federally protected. SB 21 will give the state authority to take over permitting from EPA for waters that remain federally protected, streamlining the process for permit applicants. And like the existing federal protections, traditional farming and ranching activities, including acequia operations, will be exempt from the new state permitting program.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cNew Mexico\u2019s most precious resources are our streams, lakes, and wetlands. But this scarce resource is under singular attack,\u201d said <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tannis Fox, senior attorney with Western Environmental Law Center<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. \u201cThese two bills will establish the necessary framework to protect our waters from pollution, and protect New Mexico\u2019s communities, acequias, Tribal waters, wildlife habitat, and outdoor recreation economy now and for the future.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">WELC OPPOSES: The Strategic Water Supply Act<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Legislation\/Legislation?chamber=H&amp;legType=B&amp;legNo=137&amp;year=25\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">HB 137<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">). This would be a giveaway to the oil and gas industry of up to $75 million in taxpayer money <\/span><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">annually <\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">to build treatment plants and purchase toxic oil and gas wastewater (\u201cproduced water\u201d). Its aim is to fund, through grants and contracts, the construction of treatment plants for industry and purchase the treated wastewater with no limitations on its use. The waste could be used for industrial purposes, drinking water, agriculture, and other uses. However, there is no consensus within the scientific community that current treatment technologies are up to the task of cleaning toxic oil and gas wastewater to meet water quality standards to protect human health and the environment.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe Strategic Water Supply Act would give away up to $75 million of New Mexico taxpayers\u2019 hard-earned money every year to subsidize a prosperous industry to address a human health and environmental problem of its own creation,\u201d said <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tannis Fox, senior attorney at the Western Environmental Law Center<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe cost to properly treat and dispose of produced water should be borne by private industry, not the New Mexico public.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">WELC SUPPORTS<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Modernizing oil and gas royalty rates<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> on state lands (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Legislation\/Legislation?Chamber=S&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=23&amp;year=25\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SB 23<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">). State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard has wisely advocated for modernizing oil and gas royalties at the State Land Office for years. This change would raise rates from 20% to 25%, matching the private land royalty rates in Texas, with which New Mexico shares the Permian Basin. The change would raise millions more dollars each year and $1-2 billion overall for New Mexico\u2019s public schools and other institutions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cAllowing oil and gas companies to pollute New Mexico for at a discount while shortchanging our state institutions that rely on these funds is yet another established state giveaway to Big Oil,\u201d said <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kyle Tisdel, Climate and Energy Program director at the Western Environmental Law Center<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. \u201cThe time is right this session to make this needed correction.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">WELC SUPPORTS<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: Providing clear direction to protect public health and the environment <span class=\"TextRun SCXW52372933 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52372933 BCX2\">(<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW52372933 BCX2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Legislation\/Legislation?Chamber=H&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=34&amp;year=25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"FieldRange SCXW52372933 BCX2\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW52372933 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52372933 BCX2\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">HB 34<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW52372933 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52372933 BCX2\">)<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">This bill would amend the 1935 Oil and Gas Act by explicitly directing the Oil Conservation Division, in overseeing oil and gas production, to protect public health and the environment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWe hope the legislature takes up the opportunity to definitively state that the Oil and Gas Act in fact requires the Oil Conservation Divison to protect public health and the environment,\u201d said <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, executive director at the Western Environmental Law Center<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. \u201cWhile more expansive reform is very much needed, this is good step in the right direction.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">WELC SUPPORTS: Children\u2019s Health Protection Zones<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Legislation\/Legislation?Chamber=H&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=35&amp;year=25\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">HB 35<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">). This bill would, amongst other things, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">prohibit\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">new<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202foil and gas operations within 5280 feet from the property line of a school, allowing variances in very limited circumstances. The bill would also require oil and gas operators to identify existing equipment within the health protection zones and prepare an alarm and leak detection and response plan. Other elements of the bill would require operators to complete water quality sampling, suspend operations within the health protection zones that are not complying with air quality act, and adjust civil penalties.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cProtecting our schools from the harms caused by oil and gas production with health protection zones is an imperative,\u201d said <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, executive director at the Western Environmental Law Center<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. \u201cWe strongly support this provision and, in concept, support the bill\u2019s other provisions, even as we continue to evaluate these provisions\u2019 technical aspects.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">WELC SUPPORTS: $1.5 million for beaver conservation<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in the Department of Game and Fish Department\u2019s general appropriation (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Legislation\/Legislation?Chamber=H&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=2&amp;year=25\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">HB 2<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">). Rep. Small added this funding to aid in conservation and coexistence measures to boost beaver populations in the state. Beavers are nature\u2019s engineers, creating wildfire refugia for fish and wildlife, helping protect clean water, and aiding in sequestering carbon from the atmosphere.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cBeavers are part of natural climate solutions, creating flourishing habitats for fish and wildlife to thrive, clean up water resources, and help landscapes weather wildfires and drought,\u201d said <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sristi Kamal, deputy director of the Western Environmental Law Center<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. \u201cIt is time to change the narrative about this species\u2014from a pest to a climate ally. This modest funding can go a long way to promoting coexistence and increasing beavers\u2019 presence in New Mexico.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">WELC SUPPORTS: Game Commission Reform<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Legislation\/Legislation?Chamber=S&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=5&amp;year=25\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SB 5<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">) to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">improve the Game Commission appointment process, set term limits for commissioners, add requirements for appointment and removal of commissioners, create a State Wildlife Commission nominating committee, and reframe the Department of Game and Fish as the Department of Wildlife, and rename the Game Commission as the Wildlife Commission, among other considerations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cNew Mexico\u2019s fish and wildlife should be led by a commission that prioritizes best available science and is rooted in conservation of all species and habitats they are entrusted to protect, and not just the ones that are hunted or fished,\u201d said <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sristi Kamal, deputy director of the Western Environmental Law Center<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. \u201cA Commission that is reflective of New Mexico\u2019s demography as well as conservation values will benefit all fish and wildlife and the critical ecosystem services and ecological resilience they provide to all new Mexicans.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">WELC will provide its position and analysis on other bills as time and need permits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Contacts:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, 575-770-1295, <\/span><a href=\"&#x6d;a&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#111;:&#x65;r&#x69;&#107;&#x73;&#103;&#64;&#x77;&#101;&#x73;&#116;e&#x72;n&#x6c;&#97;&#x77;&#46;o&#x72;g\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#x65;&#114;i&#x6b;&#x73;&#103;&#64;&#x77;&#x65;&#115;t&#x65;&#114;n&#x6c;&#x61;&#119;&#46;&#x6f;&#x72;&#103;<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kyle Tisdel, 575-770-7501, <\/span><a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#105;l&#x74;&#x6f;&#58;ti&#x73;&#x64;&#101;l&#x40;&#x77;&#101;&#115;t&#x65;&#x72;&#110;l&#x61;&#x77;&#46;&#111;r&#x67;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#x74;&#x69;&#115;&#100;e&#x6c;&#x40;&#x77;&#101;&#115;t&#x65;&#x72;&#x6e;&#108;&#97;w&#x2e;&#x6f;&#x72;&#103;<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tannis Fox, 505-629-0732, <\/span><a href=\"&#x6d;a&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#x6f;:&#x66;&#111;&#x78;&#x40;w&#x65;&#115;&#x74;&#x65;r&#x6e;&#108;&#x61;&#x77;&#46;&#x6f;&#114;&#x67;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#x66;&#111;&#120;&#64;&#x77;&#x65;&#115;t&#x65;&#x72;&#110;la&#x77;&#46;&#111;r&#x67;<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Western Environmental Law Center is encouraged and optimistic that the New Mexico legislature is considering a range of strong bills to safeguard our rich natural resources and climate, leverage the state\u2019s power to protect water quality to account for federal clean water rollbacks, and promote a more diverse and resilient economy. 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