New Mexico Senator Mimi Stewart and Representative Nathan Small this week filed the New Mexico Clean Fuel Standard Act (Senate Bill 11), a Governor’s priority bill that would bring an…
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New Mexico Embarks on Collaborative COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring Program
This week, New Mexico launched the initial phase of the New Mexico Wastewater Surveillance System, a COVID-19 wastewater monitoring program at congregate settings, in the southwest region of New Mexico.…
New Mexico, Michigan, and South Carolina among Recipients of U.S. EPA EJ Grants
U.S. EPA has selected 28 organizations to receive $4.1 million in new environmental justice grants to support the nationwide effort on COVID-19 and community-based efforts to develop and implement solutions…
New Mexico Reaches Settlement with Air Force Base over Alleged Groundwater Violations
On September 8, the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission approved a settlement agreement between the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and Cannon Air Force Base for alleged violations of…
New Mexico Releases Draft Rules to Combat NOx, VOCs, and Methane from Oil & Gas
Following more than a year of unprecedented public outreach and stakeholder collaboration and extensive work by the Methane Advisory Panel, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) on July 20 released…
New Mexico Provides Masks to Water Utilities
The New Mexico Environment Department, in conjunction with the New Mexico Rural Water Association and a local water authority, is making 25,000 reusable cloth facemasks available to water and wastewater…
New Mexico to Post Information on Excess Emissions to Promote Transparency
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Air Quality Bureau has announced that monthly it will post online the data it receives on excess emissions. NMED is taking this action to…
New Mexico Marks ‘Protect Your Groundwater’ Day
On September 3, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) marked “Protect Your Groundwater Day.” Hear from Michelle Hunter, Chief of the Ground Water Quality Bureau (GWQB), on NMED’s Twitter page…
Group of 22 States Sues U.S. EPA over ACE
On August 13, a group of 22 U.S. states and 7 cities filed a petition for review of the Trump administration’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule. The lawsuit, filed in…
New Mexico Partners with Neighboring States, U.S. EPA to Improve Environmental Work Flows
Scientists and staff at environmental agencies frequently require critical and current water or air data from other agencies or jurisdictions. Even if staff are able to access this external data,…
