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EPA Rolls Back Regulations During Pandemic, Shifts Burden To States, Tribes
As the country reels from the spread of the novel coronavirus, federal regulators say they can’t keep up with the enforcement of environmental laws. They’re also mounting a push-back campaign against press reports and lawmakers who questioned the new policy. Last...
Copper Flat Mine Rescission of Notice
On March 31, 2020, the Mining and Minerals Division (MMD) of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, rescinded its prior determination that the permit application for the Copper Flat Mine is technically complete. According to the MMD’s order, the mining...
EPA Suspends All Enforcement Citing Coronavirus
On March 26, the EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance issued a memo - effective retroactively to March 13 - outlining the steps industries could take to gain exemption from compliance with their environmental and public health obligations. The memo...
LANL to Release Radioactive Gas into Atmosphere
“Los Alamos National Laboratory will release radioactive vapors into the atmosphere to ventilate several barrels of tritium-tainted waste generated during the Cold War ... Lab personnel will ventilate one container at a time and filter the released vapors through...
Law Center Staff Continue to Work Remotely
On Monday March 23, Governor Lujan Grisham ordered all non-essential businesses, including nonprofits, to close and staff to work from home where possible. The Law Center is considered an "essential" business but staff have been working remotely since March 12. We...