by NMELC | Apr 11, 2024 | News, Press Releases
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Water Win for Southern New Mexico!
Court Ruling Protects San Augustin Plains Groundwater from Out-of-State Water Grab
Reserve, NM —On Friday, April 5, Judge Roscoe Woods of the 7th Judicial District ruled from the bench that the New Mexico State Engineer was correct in denying Augustin Plains Ranch (APR) LLC’s application to mine and hoard tens of thousands of acre feet of water per year of San Augustin Plains groundwater. …
by NMELC | Mar 21, 2024 | News, Press Releases
NMELC is One of 10 Nonprofits in the State to be Selected
For Immediate Release
Thursday, March 21, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE—Mackenzie Scott’s charity, Yield Giving, announced this week that New Mexico Environmental Law Center was selected among thousands of organizations across the nation to receive a gift of $2 million from the Yield Giving Open Call. …
by NMELC | Feb 27, 2024 | News, Press Releases
IACHR HOSTS HISTORIC HEARING ON IMPACTS TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ HUMAN RIGHTS FROM URANIUM EXPLOITATION
Hearing to be Held in Washington, D.C.
On Weds, Feb. 28th at 11am EST/9am MST …
by NMELC | Feb 16, 2024 | News, Press Releases
February 16, 2024
Study Commissioned by New Mexico State Legislature Conducted by UNM Bureau of Business & Economic Research
ALBUQUERQUE, NM—A new study commissioned by the New Mexico State Legislature and conducted by the University of New Mexico Bureau of Business & Economic Research (BBER) found that the 2013 projections for population growth, jobs created, and number of housing units needed that developers relied on to promote the highly controversial Santolina Development project were “unrealistic” and “highly unlikely.”…
by NMELC | Feb 13, 2024 | News, Press Releases
Media Advisory
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Historic Hearing to be Held in Washington, D.C.
Weds, Feb. 28th at 11am EST/9am MST
What: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ Thematic Hearing
Where: IACHR/OAS, 1889 F St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006
When: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 11am EST/9am MST
Who: Members of the Navajo Nation, Ute Nation and Oglala Lakota Nation will testify
Why: Impacts of Uranium Exploitation on the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United States…
by NMELC | Feb 9, 2024 | News, Press Releases
February 9, 2024 Link to one page Executive Summary (page 6) Link to full October 2023 report