NM: Energy Policy
NM's Just Transition: No community left behind, everyone shares benefits
New Mexico is taking a page from Colorado's Office of Just Transition to support communities affected by climate change. The office aims to support …
Project 2025 alarms NM's teachers, human rights advocates, conservationists
From education to the environment and immigration, proposals in the "Project 2025" document alarm many New Mexicans promoting a more equal society…
Fires, floods, heat: NM August 'town halls' focus on climate change
A summer of fires, floods and extreme heat have prompted a series of climate change town halls in New Mexico this month, ahead of the 2025 …
Importance of NM's old-growth forests amid climate change cited
Climate change is forcing hard conversations about the importance of old-growth forests but in New Mexico, many say future generations must know the …
NM advocacy group: more climate change infrastructure needed
A New Mexico advocacy group is reminding lawmakers the state must revise its approach to extreme heat, air pollution and the oil and gas industry if …
NM voters get lowdown on far right's 'Project 2025'
A sweeping conservative plan to shape a possible second Donald Trump presidency is making headlines, even as the GOP candidate claims to know little …
Advocates: Communities, wildlife benefitting from clean energy investments
Wildlife advocates say the current transition to clean energy will not only protect people in New Mexico communities, but also will have a huge …
Comunidades y vida silvestre se benefician de inversiones en energía limpia
Los defensores de la vida silvestre dicen que la transición actual hacia la energía limpia no solo protegerá a las personas en las comu…
NM agency considers new rule on fracked wastewater
What the extraction industry calls "produced water" is the subject of hearings this week in New Mexico. The term applies to water coming out of the …
NM's Chaco, Carlsbad parks gain protection from new BLM rule
New Mexico's diverse national parks located adjacent to extraction sites will enjoy greater protections under a new federal rule. Changes to how the …
NM tribal communities benefit from EPA's "Solar For All" program
New federal funding aims to revolutionize solar energy access within New Mexico's Native American communities and benefit the state overall. The …
NM officials press for setbacks amid pushback from oil and gas industry
New Mexico members of the group Elected Officials to Protect America are renewing their call for rules regulating how close fossil fuel companies can …