http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/index/ en jcolon@nmelc.org Copyright 2010 2010-09-01T18:55:07-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/eib_offers_opportunities_for_public_to_comment_on_carbon_caps/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/eib_offers_opportunities_for_public_to_comment_on_carbon_caps/#When:15:04:20Z The Environmental Improvement Board will take public comment on the New Energy Economy and New Mexico Environment Department’s greenhouse gas (GHG) proposed rules in Hobbs, Clovis and Farmington. Get Details. News 2010-08-24T15:04:20-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/enchanted_with_carbon_caps/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/enchanted_with_carbon_caps/#When:17:55:07Z “Initiating a carbon cap regulation in advance of any federal laws is a critical opportunity for not just New Mexico, but all western states. Sooner or later, whether through congressional action or through EPA Clean Air Act regulations, there will be rules restricting greenhouse gas emissions. States getting an early jump on emissions reductions may qualify for early reduction credits in these future policies.“ The Range Read full post at High Country News NMELC News 2010-09-01T17:55:07-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/states_poorest_are_hardest_hit_by_environmental_destruction/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/states_poorest_are_hardest_hit_by_environmental_destruction/#When:16:33:12Z “Many of the people the New Mexico Environmental Law Center represents live near the greatest polluters and generally have fewer resources with which to address impacts of climate change such as water shortages, extreme weather events, and increased rates of disease.“ The Santa Fe New Mexican Read full article. NMELC News 2010-08-30T16:33:12-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/final_arguments_presented_on_new_industrial_dairy_regulations/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/final_arguments_presented_on_new_industrial_dairy_regulations/#When:22:22:08Z SANTA FE, N.M. — Speaking for the thousands of New Mexicans they represent, on Monday, the Citizens Coalition of natural resource, consumer protection advocacy and public health advocacy groups filed final summary of reasons why New Mexico’s Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) should adopt stringent regulations for industrial dairy operations. Get PDF of Press Release. Learn more about the New Mexico dairy discharge regulations case. Press Releases 2010-08-26T22:22:08-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/new_mexico_needs_to_enact_greenhouse_gas_rules/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/new_mexico_needs_to_enact_greenhouse_gas_rules/#When:15:41:19Z “Many of the people the New Mexico Environmental Law Center represents live near the greatest polluters and generally have fewer resources with which to address impacts of climate change such as water shortages, extreme weather events, and increased rates of disease.  This is exactly why this case is so important to us, and why we have spent the last two years working on it.“ Albuquerque Journal Read full article. NMELC News 2010-08-26T15:41:19-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/will_new_mexico_be_the_next_climate_leader/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/will_new_mexico_be_the_next_climate_leader/#When:14:05:49Z “The board heard testimony from members of the public and expert witnesses. Last week on the Santa Fe Radio Cafe we interviewed witnesses in support of the petition.“ Huffington Post Read full article. NMELC News 2010-08-25T14:05:49-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/new_mexico_could_be_a_leader_in_capping_carbon_emissions/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/new_mexico_could_be_a_leader_in_capping_carbon_emissions/#When:22:00:51Z ‎“ ‘I think it’s going great,‘ [Bruce] Frederick told me during a break in testimony Monday. ‘We’re finally getting to the meat of our proposal. We’ve been through all the irrelevant parts. Mr. Michel can answer all those questions. He can handle that.‘ Frederick said he welcomes the chance to debate the case on its merits and get all the information out there.“ Clearly New Mexico Read full story. NMELC News 2010-08-19T22:00:51-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/climate_change_the_faster_we_get_on_it_the_better_for_everyone/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/climate_change_the_faster_we_get_on_it_the_better_for_everyone/#When:15:14:37Z Public comments submitted by Mary-Charlotte Domandi, Producer and Host, The Santa Fe Radio Cafe KSFR 101.1 FM, Santa Fe Public Radio I first became aware of how serious the climate change problem was about five years ago when I started spending time socially with a group of scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratories.  There’s a terrific program, not open to the public, where LANL brings in top scientists from all over the country, MIT, Rice, University of California, and so on, to give lectures to the scientists here.  And my friends were continually talking about the speakers who came in to talk about energy. There was at that time, no discussion in those lectures about whether or not climate change was real and man-made—that was already established.  It was all about how we were going to get off of fossil fuels, and how many terrawatts of energy each non-carbon-emitting source could yield, and what research was most promising, and what was the time line. News 2010-08-19T15:14:37-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/greenhouse_gas_cap_proposal_aired_at_santa_fe_hearings/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/greenhouse_gas_cap_proposal_aired_at_santa_fe_hearings/#When:18:30:31Z “Since 2004, the nonprofit New Energy Economy has been working on projects related to climate change and clean energy job development in New Mexico. In December 2008, the organization, along with the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, filed a petition asking that state’s Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) to set a cap on greenhouse gas emissions.“ The New Mexico Independent Read full story. NMELC News 2010-08-17T18:30:31-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/nmelc_resumes_role_representing_communities_most_threatened_by_climate_chan/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/nmelc_resumes_role_representing_communities_most_threatened_by_climate_chan/#When:23:00:36Z SANTA FE, N.M.— The New Mexico Environmental Law Center (NMELC) has spent over 20 years assisting low-income communities and communities of color protect their environmental health, so when New Energy Economy approached the group with a proposal to cap greenhouse gas emissions in New Mexico, the NMELC jumped at the chance to address the growing threat that climate change and global warming has on many residents of the state. Today, the NMELC resumes its role presenting technical testimony in front of the Environmental Improvement Board during the week long hearing on the proposed emission cap. “These communities we represent are likely to be disproportionately affected by climate change,” says Douglas Meiklejohn, NMELC Executive Director.  “They generally have fewer resources with which to address impacts of climate change such as water shortages, extreme weather events, and increased rates of disease.  In addition, residents of those communities generally are less able to adapt to climate change because of their limited resources and because in some instances (such as Native Americans) they are not able to avoid the effects of climate change by moving.” Get PDF of Press Release. Press Releases 2010-08-16T23:00:36-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/new_energy_economy_ghg_regulation_summary/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/new_energy_economy_ghg_regulation_summary/#When:17:43:32Z Here is a summary of, our client, New Energy Economy’s greenhouse gas emission cap regulatory proposal: News 2010-08-13T17:43:32-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/climate_change_experts_talk_to_ksfrs_radio_cafeacute_-_get_the_podcasts_get/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/climate_change_experts_talk_to_ksfrs_radio_cafeacute_-_get_the_podcasts_get/#When:15:07:30Z The Santa Fe Radio Café on KSFR interviews climate change experts all this week. Miss the shows? Get the podcasts and get informed! Learn more about the case and get filed documents and testimony. News 2010-08-12T15:07:30-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/enviro_group_files_rebuttal_technical_testimony_in_ghg_caps_case/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/enviro_group_files_rebuttal_technical_testimony_in_ghg_caps_case/#When:13:00:29Z SANTA FE, N.M.— On Friday, August 6th, in response to industry opposition, the New Mexico Environmental Law Center (NMELC) filed hundreds of pages of documentation and testimony with the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board, which will hear New Energy Economy’s regulatory proposal to cap greenhouse gases emitted by the oil and gas industry and electric utilities.  New Energy Economy, a Santa Fe based non-profit, is NMELC’s client and the “Petitioner” in this contentious proceeding. Learn more about the case and get filed documents. Get PDF of Press Release. Press Releases 2010-08-10T13:00:29-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/why_our_environmental_laws_are_failing/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/why_our_environmental_laws_are_failing/#When:16:50:28Z by Staff Attorney, Eric Jantz “The BP oil explosion and resulting leak in the Gulf of Mexico is a case in point. The now well-documented coziness between regulators and the regulated industry resulted in an environmental catastrophe that has cost millions of dollars, ruined countless businesses and harmed a vast ocean ecosystem.“ High Country News Read Full Article NMELC News 2010-08-05T16:50:28-07:00 http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/suit_filed_to_stop_uranium_exploration_at_pandora_mine_in_la_sal_utah/ http://nmenvirolaw.org/index.php/site/more/suit_filed_to_stop_uranium_exploration_at_pandora_mine_in_la_sal_utah/#When:17:04:48Z Moab, Utah — Uranium Watch, Center for Water Advocacy, and Living Rivers, conservation groups located in Moab, Utah, yesterday filed suit in federal district court in Salt Lake City to halt uranium exploration and the construction of radon vent holes on U.S. Forest Service land in the Manti-La Sal National Forest in La Sal, Utah. The complaint filed with the United States District Court for the District of Utah challenges a decision by the Moab/Monticello Ranger District to permit the drilling of 16 exploration drill holes and 2 radon vent holes as part of the expansion of the Pandora Uranium Mine. The Pandora Mine is owned by Denison Mines (USA) Corporation (Denison). Uranium ore from the mine is transported to Denison’s uranium mill on White Mesa, a few miles south of Blanding in San Juan County. Get PDF of Press Release.  Get filed Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief. Press Releases 2010-07-30T17:04:48-07:00