House Bill 755, “Uranium Mining Liability,“ sponsored by Benjamin Rodefer, gives the Mining and Minerals department the ability to go after viable companies that have AUMs in New Mexico for the cost of clean up. HB 755 has been referred to the Business and Industry Committee.
Please call your representative and ask him or her to vote YES on HB 755!
02/25/2009 • Back to top
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02/24/2009 • Back to top
HJM 6, sponsored by Patricia A. Lundstrom, calls for the creation of a task force to look evaluate uranium mining.
But the memorial doesn’t require an evaluation of the whole impact of uranium mining; such as environmental justice issues, or the full economic costs of uranium mining.
The Memorial will be heard next in the Senate Rules Committee. Please call your representative and ask him or her to vote NO on HJM6!»»
02/20/2009 • Back to top
House Bill 219 was given a DO PASS by unanimous vote in the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee and is now going to the House Judiciary Committee.
02/18/2009 • Back to top
After three days of active debate in the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Committee voted on the pro uranium bill HB84 sponsored by Patricia A. Lundstrom. The vote came to a tie.
Committee Chair, Representative Roger Madalena broke the tie and voted against HB84 causing it to fail.
We would like to thank Rep. Madalena on his courageous vote that supported the wishes of the communities impacted by the uranium industry.
02/10/2009 • Back to top
“Eric Jantz, staff attorney with the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, says a provision that could guarantee up to $50 billion in loans for construction of new nuclear power plants has worked its way into the Senate version of the federal economic recovery package. He worries that could lead to a resurgence of the uranium mining and milling industry that has had such a checkered history in New Mexico.“
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02/05/2009 • Back to top
For 25 years,
the New Mexico Environmental Law Center has worked every day to protect our region's water, land and air from toxic pollution; and to help New Mexico's many and diverse communities protect their environment.
SANTA FE, N.M. - Today, the New Mexico Environmental Law Center (NMELC) filed a request for a public hearing regarding a proposed permit revision to put the Mt. Taylor uranium mine on active status. The mine, near Grants, NM, has been inactive (on “standby” status) without cleanup for 23 years. The mine’s owner, Rio Grande Resources, received a fourth renewal for the standby permit in January 2012, but on April 12, 2013 it notified the public it was seeking a revision to change the mine’s status to “active”. The NMELC filed the hearing request on behalf of its clients, Amigos Bravos and the Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment (MASE).
Go to case page.
SANTA FE, N.M. - The New Mexico Court of Appeals struck down an effort by the Martinez Administration to repeal regulations favorable to the environment and reinstated the state’s energy efficiency building codes.
The energy codes, adopted before Governor Martinez came into office, were repealed by the State Construction Industries Commission in the summer of 2011. The New Mexico Environmental Law Center (NMELC) appealed the Commission’s move on seven grounds, including that the Commission failed to state the reasons for its decision as is required of all administrative agencies. The Court of Appeals agreed, and reversed the Commission’s decision. (Get PDF of Court of Appeals ruling)
Visit Repeal of Energy Efficient Building Codes case page
