by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jan 13, 2022 | A FEATURED STORY, Legislative, News (Public Access)
E&E News (Jan. 13, 2021) – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has floated a bill that would set one of the nation’s most aggressive state climate goals. If the measure passes, it would require all industries in the second-biggest U.S. oil-producing...
by Kacy Brown, IPANM Operations Director | Jan 12, 2022 | A FEATURED STORY, Infrastructure, Legislative, News (Public Access)
Albuquerque Journal (January 10, 2022) – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is promoting a new “Hydrogen Hub Act” as “signature” legislation in this year’s session, which begins next Tuesday, but it could face formidable opposition given public concerns about just how...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jan 11, 2022 | A FEATURED STORY, Air Quality, Anti-Industry Politics, ISSUES, Legislative, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
AP News (Jan. 11, 2022) – New Mexico’s Democratic governor on Monday renewed her call for state legislators in the major oil producing state to approve requirements for fuel producers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in a...
by Kacy Brown, IPANM Operations Director | Jan 8, 2022 | A FEATURED STORY, Infrastructure, Legislative, News (Public Access), Northwest Region, Southeast Region, State Issues
Albuquerque Journal (January 8, 2022) – For Randy Pacheco, the CEO of A-Plus Well Service out of Farmington, starting to plug an old oil or natural gas well is like stepping into an abandoned house – you never know what you’re going to find. “Every well is...
by Kacy Brown, IPANM Operations Director | Jan 7, 2022 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Legislative, News (Public Access)
Santa Fe New Mexican (January 7, 2022) – A new climate change bureau, a boost in drinking water oversight and an expanded hemp and cannabis agency would be paid for by a hefty funding increase Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is proposing for the state Environment...
by Kacy Brown, IPANM Operations Director | Dec 17, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Legislative, News (Public Access)
Albuquerque Journal (December 17, 2021) – State legislators concluded a volatile 12-day special session Friday by granting final approval for a new map for Senate districts and authorizing an emergency update to New Mexico’s medical malpractice law. The two...