ABQ Journal (Feb. 24, 2025) – The Clear Horizons Act was tabled in committee Monday. The Senate Finance Committee voted 6-5 to table Senate Bill 4, a priority of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The legislation would’ve codified limits on greenhouse gas emissions, set in place by executive order, in increasing amounts over the next decades, with a net-zero target by 2050.
“It’s a little too rapid for me,” said committee chair Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup, adding that the state will get there eventually. He and Sen. Benny Shendo, D-Jemez Pueblo, were the two Democrats to join Republicans in tabling the bill.
Hundreds of New Mexicans showed up in person and remotely to show their support or opposition for the Clear Horizons Act. Public comment went on for about an hour, with dozens of people speaking on both sides. A lot of public opposition came from agriculture workers as well as oil and gas industry members.
