The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) celebrated a procedural victory this week when a federal judge allowed the state’s ongoing civil case against Cannon Air Force Base to move forward.…
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New Mexico Launches Job Search Video Series
This week, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) launched a new AskHR video series, a tool to make prospective applicants’ job searches more effective. The first episode, How to Apply…
New Mexico Fact Sheet on AFFF
Details state HB140, which designates PFAS-containing firefighting foams as “hazardous waste.”
ECOS Letter to U.S. EPA on the FY26 President’s Budget Preliminary Request and Discretionary Funding Cuts to Categorical Grants
In this letter, sent on May 3, the ECOS Officers voiced concern about the May 2 FY2026 President’s Budget preliminary request for U.S. EPA’s discretionary funding and the potential policy…
New Mexico Secures Funding for New Mobile Air Monitoring Lab
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) announced last week that it secured funding from a $500,000 legal settlement for a new mobile air monitoring lab. The funding will allow NMED…
Letter from ECOS President James Kenney
This letter from ECOS President James Kenney, Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department, highlights his priorities for 2025, including:
New Mexico Leverages Novel Technology to Detect Water Leaks
The New Mexico Environment Department is partnering with the private sector to identify water leaks, often located underground, to prevent water loss and advance the state’s 50-Year Water Action Plan.…
Western States Water Council PFAS Roundtable Summary
Summarizes the discussion of the January 18, 2023 states-only roundtable discussion on PFAS challenges and opportunities for coordination and policy resolution.
Multistate Petition to Add PFAS to List of Clean Air Act Hazardous Air Pollutants
Requests that U.S. EPA add four PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, HFPO-DA) to list of hazardous air pollutants under the CAA.
New Mexico Enforcement Actions Raise Millions for Taxpayers
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) achieved a major milestone in FY24, bringing $30.2M through enforcement actions and surpassing the department’s $25.5M operating budget designated by the Legislature – an…
