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State Supreme Court Affirms Adoption Of Water Pollution Regulations For Copper Mining

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NM SUPREME COURT News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Supreme Court has affirmed the state Water Quality Control Commission’s adoption of regulations governing groundwater contamination at open pit copper mines.
 
The Court ruled unanimously that the regulations, known as the “Copper Rule,” were valid under the state’s Water Quality Act (WQA). The commission adopted the regulations in 2013.
 
The Court rejected arguments by the New Mexico Attorney General and other groups, including Amigos Bravos, the Gila Resources Information Project and Turner Ranch Properties,
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AG Balderas Announces Start Of White Peak Trial To Defend New Mexicans Access To Public Lands

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From the Office of Attorney General Hector Balderas:

 

TAOS – Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that the Office of the Attorney General will begin a major trial against a wealthy Texas landowner’s illegal attempts to bar New Mexicans from treasured public lands.

The trial begins Monday in front of Judge Sarah Backus in Taos County over the public’s right to use historic roads that provide access to White Peak in Colfax and Mora counties.

The Office of Attorney General Balderas will demonstrate that there are several major public roads that have been used for over a century Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: March 8 To March 13, 2018

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LAPD News:

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department. Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges against them.

CONCHA S. HERRERA

March 8 at 11:59 a.m. / Police arrested Concha S. Herrera, 39, of Truchas at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.

 

 

RACHEL ANN WEISS

March 8 at 5:04 p.m. / Police arrested Rachel Ann Weiss, 29, of White Rock at the Espanola Probation and Parole Office on an arrest order.

 

 

TAMMY RENEE ROYBAL

March 9 at 07:08 a.m. / Police arrested Read More

County Denies Responsibility For Councilor O’Leary’s Failure To Produce Emails From Her Personal Account

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By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
maire@ladailypost.com

Attorneys for Los Alamos County now maintain that the County cannot be and is not responsible for Councilor Susan O’Leary’s failure to produce emails from her personal email account in a suit filed by former Los Alamos resident Patrick Brenner against the Los Alamos County Council and County Custodian of Records under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA).

Attorney Tony Ortiz of Ortiz and Zamora, LLC, representing the County in the suit, said in a brief filed March 6 in First Judicial District Court that by forwarding Read More

Balderas Sues Massive Solar Company For Defrauding New Mexicans, Jeopardizing Their Home Ownership

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Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Attorney General Hector Balderas announced Thursday he filed a lawsuit against Vivint Solar, Inc., and related companies (“Vivint”).
 
Balderas’ lawsuit claims Vivint was engaging in unfair and unconscionable business practices including clouding titles to consumers’ homes, fraud and racketeering in connection with its residential solar power purchase agreements and solar equipment.
 
Through its investigation, the Office of the Attorney General has learned there are hundreds of clouded titles
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