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Lawmakers Hear from Public at Renewable Energy Town Hall
By Algernon D’Ammassa
Las Cruces Bulletin
August 16, 2024
The transition from petroleum-based to renewable energy is complicated, expensive and a lengthy process.
Those three features were the prologue for a town hall about renewable energy and the path to assuring a “just transition” from an economy dependent on oil and gas production.
Two state legislators from Las Cruces, Democrats Angelica Rubio and Nathan Small, fielded questions from approximately 200 people who packed a small lecture hall at New Mexico State University on Aug. 14. …
Sunland Park and Santa Teresa Residents File Request for the State to Investigate CRRUA
KFOX 14
August 15, 2024
by David Ibave
SUNLAND PARK, N. M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — The troubled utility company that services Sunland Park and Santa Teresa is in hot water as residents have asked the New Mexico Department of Justice to investigate it for alleged environmental violations.
On Friday, Aug. 2, the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, acting on behalf of Sunland Park and Santa Teresa residents, submitted a request to the state’s DOJ and Office of the State Auditor to investigate the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) for several alleged violations. …
Governor Makes Big Promises to Clean Up Water in Southern NM–Will She Deliver?
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Residents of Sunland Park & Santa Teresa Call on Governor to Follow-Through on Her Public Commitments at Last Month’s Town Hall in Las Cruces to Fix Contaminated Water Issues
SUNLAND PARK, NM—On Thursday, July 25, during a public town hall in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham publicly committed to hold a public meeting in Sunland Park to hear, address, and respond to public concerns surrounding the ongoing water quality and service issues by the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA). The Governor also publicly promised to “get the water cleaned and restored.” . …
Residents Ask Dept. of Justice & State Auditor to Investigate CRRUA
Thursday, August 15, 2024
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WATER UTILITY IN HOT WATER AGAIN
Residents Ask Dept. of Justice & State Auditor to Investigate CRRUA as Tap Water Turns Yellow Yet Again
SUNLAND PARK, NM—On Friday, August 2, the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, on behalf of community members in Sunland Park and Santa Teresa, submitted a request to the New Mexico Department of Justice (DOJ) and the New Mexico Office of the State Auditor to investigate the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) for violations of environmental protection laws; consumer protection laws; waste, fraud, or abuse of state and federal funds; and violations of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act.
Read the 24-page official request here. …
Community Request for NM DOJ & State Auditor Investigation of CRRUA
August 2, 2024 Via email to: Raul Torrez, Attorney General New Mexico Department of Justice 201 3rd Street NW, Suite 900 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 rtorrez@nmag.gov Joseph M. Maestas, State Auditor Office of the State Auditor 2540 Camino Edward Ortiz, Suite A Santa...