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New Mexico Environment Department’s proposed methane air pollution rules much improved
Today, the New Mexico Environment Department proposed new rules to limit emissions from oil and gas operations in the state by requiring companies to detect and repair leaks as well as control other pollution sources. The new rules aim to elevate New Mexico’s position...
Memo: Trump admin knew, didn’t care slashing habitat would likely cause northern spotted owl extinction
On the same day as the Trump administration announced the elimination of 3.4 million acres of critical habitat for the northern spotted owl, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s top owl expert formally objected to the decision in a document recently unearthed as part...
Historic climate victory: Senate votes to restore EPA methane safeguards, reject Trump’s reckless rollback
Today, Senate Democrats and Republicans voted to restore Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) safeguards to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas development, rejecting a major Trump-administration rollback. Methane is a greenhouse gas more than 80...
PNM/Avangrid merger: Coalition secures $12.5M in “just transition” funding, pathway to better future for NM fossil-fuel impacted communities
Tribal and conservation groups secured significant community investment and other benefits as part of a proposed settlement in the merger case between PNM Resources and Avangrid, an energy company pursuing a transition away from fossil fuels. Community groups have...
Three things to watch for in NMED’s next draft of oil and gas air pollution rules
By Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, WELC and Jon Goldstein, EDF Now that the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division has finalized strong new rules governing venting and flaring from oil and gas wells, all eyes are turning to the New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED)...
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New analysis: methane emissions rate on Navajo Nation lands more than DOUBLE the national average.
Control reqs like those the Navajo Nation EPA is considering can help significantly #CutMethane waste and pollution. http://edf.org/ZXPx
We listened, we invested, and we delivered. Today's proposed rule is the result of an enormous amount of collaboration, dedication and hard work and we are proud of the result. Cleaner air for New Mexico is on the horizon! https://twitter.com/GovMLG/status/1390380883455082496
New Mexicans can breathe easier knowing that we are taking significant action to improve air quality in our state.
Today, we unveiled the second in a set of rules that will cut emissions from the oil and gas industry in communities that need it most.
📣 BIG NEWS @GovMLG & @NMEnvDep listened to concerned New Mexicans & proposed a much improved #CutMethane rule that will help protect our air and climate.
Still work to do as it moves to hearing to keep strong protections for frontline communities #NMPol https://www.env.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-05-06-NMED-files-new-ozone-rule-FINAL.pdf https://twitter.com/westernlaw/status/1390407743907909632
STATEMENT: @NMEnvDep's proposed #methane air pollution rules much improved
https://westernlaw.org/new-mexico-environment-departments-proposed-methane-air-pollution-rules-much-improved/ #nmpol #oilandgas @SJCAlliance @RioGrandeSierra @ProtectNM @Earthworks
Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities make up 30% of the general population but represent 56% of the people living near toxic chemical and waste facilities. #ProtectYourVoice
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/president-biden-has-promised-fight-environmental-racism
