by NMELC | May 6, 2022 | NMELC in the News
Santa Fe-Size Development Could Put a Huge Straw into New Mexico’s Scarce Water
by Gwynne Ann Unruh
The Paper.
May 6, 2022
Hang in there, folks, as the “Santolina Saga” continues. The saga is a win one, loose one, a piecemeal maze of plans, interim use, solar panels, an old tire dump and nearly a decade of court battles. There are Master Plans, Interim Use and Development Agreements ad nauseam. Deciphering the bottom line for the development is like a puzzle the mind can’t quite grasp. …
by NMELC | May 6, 2022 | NMELC in the News
by Scott Wyland
Santa Fe New Mexican
May 6, 2022
New Mexicans will see thousands more electric vehicles available to buy in 2025 when a rule approved by two environmental boards takes effect.
Dubbed the clean-car rule, it will require that electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids make up at least 7 percent of automakers’ new sales within New Mexico — adding up to an estimated 3,800 vehicles. …
by NMELC | May 6, 2022 | NMELC in the News
New Mexico Clean Cars, Clean Air Coalition Celebrates the Step Away from Fossil Fuels
by Gwynne Ann Unruh
The Paper.
May 6, 2022
It’s a win for the Land of Enchantment’s air, thanks to a coalition of over 35 organizations across the state who supported clean car rules. Over the past year, the New Mexico Clean Cars Clean Air Coalition, with the help of New Mexico Environmental Law Center (NMELC) hustled to make their voices heard. They got a thumbs up just after public hearings on May 4 and 5, as the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board and the City of Albuquerque – Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board voted to adopt The Clean Car Rule. …
by NMELC | May 5, 2022 | News, Press Releases
May 5, 2022
Access to electric vehicles addresses climate change and improves air quality
** RESOURCES: Spokespeople available upon request. **
SANTA FE – Today, the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board and the City of Albuquerque – Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board voted to adopt clean cars rules after public hearings on May 4 and 5. Adoption of the rules follows a robust stakeholder engagement process over the past year….
by NMELC | Apr 29, 2022 | News, Press Releases
April 29, 2022
Court of Appeals Affirms District Court Denial of Appeals of Level B1 Master Plan and Level B1 Development Agreement
ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Opponents of the Santolina Development project responded today to the Court of Appeals decision handed out on Thursday, April 20, 2022, that affirmed the District Court decision denying their appeals of the Level B1 Master Plan and the Level B1 Development Agreement. …
by NMELC | Apr 25, 2022 | NMELC in the News
By Darren Thompson
Native News Online
April 25, 2022
Last Friday, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) traveled to Church Rock on the Navajo Nation, by invitation from the Navajo Nation and Redwater Pond Road Community members to discuss the impacts of uranium mining. NRC officials heard, for the first time in history, of the health and environmental impacts caused by uranium mining on the Navajo Nation. …
