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New Mexico Releases Strategic Water Supply Study

September 27, 2024

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has released a draft feasibility study for the Strategic Water Supply (SWS) to protect freshwater supply in the face of water scarcity challenges.

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: drinking water

New Mexico Moves to Hold DOD Accountable for PFAS under CERCLA 

July 12, 2024

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), Office of Natural Resources Trustee, and Attorney General on July 8 amended the state’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) regarding PFAS…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: PFAS

New Mexico Funding Opportunities

April 30, 2024

Tagged With: BIL, SRF

New Mexico Collecting Wastewater at Schools to Measure Drug Use

April 5, 2024

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and Governor’s Office have developed a wastewater testing program in public schools across the state to measure drug use.

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: wastewater

New Mexico Proposes Rule for Oil & Gas Wastewater Reuse

January 5, 2024

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has petitioned the state’s Water Quality Control Commission to adopt a new proposed rule that seeks to protect the state’s groundwater and surface water…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: gas, groundwater, oil, resiliency, wastewater

New Mexico Fast Tracks Clean Transportation

December 15, 2023

Last month, the New Mexico Environment Department announced that the state’s Environmental Improvement Board and the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board adopted three advanced clean vehicle standards, a crucial…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: emissions, vehicles

New Mexico Announces Major Investment in Drought Resilience and Clean Energy

December 8, 2023

On December 5, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico announced at COP28 a $500M investment to address the state’s critical water supply issues by supporting clean energy production and…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: infrastructure, resiliency

New Mexico Sues 21 PFAS Manufacturers

June 9, 2023

On June 1, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and Attorney General filed suit against 21 “forever chemical” manufacturers for costs associated with environmental monitoring and cleanup necessary to combat…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: PFAS

New Mexico Updates Enforcement Watch Program

May 5, 2023

On May 1, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) announced updates to its Enforcement Watch program, a website that lists all active and resolved environmental enforcement cases in the state.…

Filed Under: Member News

Kenney of New Mexico Featured in ELI Podcast on Compliance

February 17, 2023

New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Secretary James Kenney recently appeared as a guest on the Environmental Law Institute’s People Places Planet podcast as part of a series titled, “The Enforcement Angle.” Kenney…

Filed Under: Member News

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