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New Mexico Seeks Damages for Air Force PFAS Discharge

July 3, 2025

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.…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: AFFF, groundwater, PFAS

New Mexico Launches Job Search Video Series

June 27, 2025

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…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: workforce

New Mexico Fact Sheet on AFFF

June 13, 2025

Details state HB140, which designates PFAS-containing firefighting foams as “hazardous waste.”

Tagged With: PFAS

ECOS Letter to U.S. EPA on the FY26 President’s Budget Preliminary Request and Discretionary Funding Cuts to Categorical Grants

May 3, 2025

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…

Filed Under: ECOS Update

New Mexico Secures Funding for New Mobile Air Monitoring Lab

January 10, 2025

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…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: air monitoring

Letter from ECOS President James Kenney

January 8, 2025

This letter from ECOS President James Kenney, Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department, highlights his priorities for 2025, including:

Filed Under: ECOS Update

New Mexico Leverages Novel Technology to Detect Water Leaks

November 22, 2024

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.…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: drinking water

Western States Water Council PFAS Roundtable Summary

November 19, 2024

Summarizes the discussion of the January 18, 2023 states-only roundtable discussion on PFAS challenges and opportunities for coordination and policy resolution.

Tagged With: PFAS

Multistate Petition to Add PFAS to List of Clean Air Act Hazardous Air Pollutants

October 24, 2024

Requests that U.S. EPA add four PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, HFPO-DA) to list of hazardous air pollutants under the CAA.

Tagged With: PFAS

New Mexico Enforcement Actions Raise Millions for Taxpayers

October 18, 2024

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…

Filed Under: Member News

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