Dr. David Chambers Technical Comments on Roca Honda Mine MORP

by | Jul 28, 2026 | News, Press Releases

GENERAL COMMENTS:

The Roca Honda PoO-MORP is significantly lacking the information and analysis as plan that is necessary to justify a permit for the development of a mine. At this time, critical information and analysis is missing on surface and groundwater quality, and on the characterization of the waste rock that will come from any underground workings. …

Final YGI Microgrid Comment with Attachments 07-02-2026

by | Jul 2, 2026 | News, Press Releases

July 2, 2026

New Mexico Environment Department
Air Quality Bureau – Permitting Section
325 Camino de los Marquez, Ste. 1
Santa Fe, NM 87505

Re: Yucca Growth Infrastructure, LLC Initial NSR Application

Dear Permitting Program Staff:

Please accept this additional comment, demand for public hearing and demand for permit
application denial, submitted by the New Mexico Environmental Law Center on behalf of Jose
Saldaña Jr. and Vivian Fuller (hereinafter, “Community Members”), regarding Yucca Growth
Infrastructure, LLC’s (“YGI”) Initial NSR Application for the YGI Microgrid (“Application”).
Ultimately, YGI’s Application simply contains too many unknowns and provides far more
questions than answers that this Department must address prior to issuing any air pollution
permit at the expense of Southern New Mexico residents. ..