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Environmental Racism with a Faint Green Glow
Eric Jantz, staff attorney at the Law Center, has an article in the Summer 2018 edition of the Natural Resources Journal, published by the University of New Mexico Law School. Coincidentally, the co-Editor in Chief of that issue is Nadine Padilla, the Law Center's...
read moreToxic Turkey Award Goes to Oil Conservation Division and Oil Conservation Commission
The New Mexico Environmental Law Center gave the annual Toxic Turkey Award to the Oil Conservation Division (OCD) and the Oil Conservation Commission (OCC) for their failure to adequately regulate the oil and gas industry. The Law Center gives the Toxic Turkey Award...
read moreEPA Withdraws Proposed Safety Rules for In-Situ Uranium Mining
EPA withdraws proposed regs for in-situ uranium mining EPA safety rules Kathy Helms, Special Correspondent Gallup Independent October 23, 2018 GRANTS — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Friday formally withdrew the proposed rulemaking for tailings from in-situ...
read moreSouthwest Seminars 2018 Lecture Series
SOUTHWEST SEMINARS PRESENTS MOTHER EARTH AND FATHER SKY: 2018 PERSPECTIVES ON THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE AMERICAN WEST MONDAY NIGHTS AT 6PM AT HOTEL SANTA FE LECTURES – 50 MONDAYS A YEAR TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF THE NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER A PUBLIC PROGRAM...
read moreAugustin Plains Ranch Water Decision Correct
Attorney: Water decision correct By John Larson, Staff Writer El Defensor Chieftain Aug 27, 2018 The State Engineer made the right decision in denying Augustin Plains Ranch a permit to pump water from the San Agustin Plains to municipalities and businesses in the Rio...
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