Politics

Governor Announces Long-Term Impact Review Team to Monitor EPA-Caused Spill In Animas River

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Effects of the massive 3 million gallon waste spill in the Animas River flowing through Aztec last week. Photo by Randy Foster

STATE News:

FARMINGTON — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez announced the creation of a multiagency, long-term impact review team to monitor the effects of the massive 3 million gallon waste spill in the Animas River that EPA officials have admitted to causing.

After touring the spill by helicopter for the second time in less than a week, the Governor made the announcement with cabinet secretaries and directors of the New Mexico Departments of Agriculture, Environment, Game Read More

Luján Meets With EPA Administrator McCarthy

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján

STATE News:

FARMINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement today after participating in meetings and briefings with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy over the past two days on the Gold King Mine spill. 

Luján met with McCarthy in Durango, Colo., and Farmington. Earlier in the week he spoke with McCarty on the importance of visiting New Mexico. Luján, along with New Mexico Senators Udall and Heinrich, also sent a letter to McCarthy to express their concerns with EPA’s response.

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PNM Has New Plan For San Juan Generating Station

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SIERRA CLUB News:

  • New Plan Includes Clean Energy Credits and Offers Opportunity to Revisit Future of SJGS in 2018

ALBUQUERQUE – Today the Public Service Company of New Mexico released a new plan for the future of the San Juan Generating Station as part of their ongoing negotiations with the Public Regulation Commission.

 

In response, Nellis Kennedy-Howard, Senior Campaign Representative for the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, released the following statement:

 

“PNM’s new plan for the San Juan Generating Station offers an opportunity for PNM to commit to retiring Read More

Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities Meets Aug. 14

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RCLC News:
 
Regional Coalition of LANL Communities meets 9-11 a.m., Aug. 14, at Santa Fe County Chambers (102 Grant Avenue).
 
Agenda:
 
A. NM Congressional Delegation Updates (5 mins) 9:15 – 9:20 a.m.
B. Presentation on the future of the LANL Workforce (30 mins) 9:30 – 10 a.m. 
C. Presentation on Tech Transfer in NM by Katie Richardson, Sen. Heinrich, David Pisiri, Feynman Center for Innovation (30 mins) 10 – 10:30 a.m.
D. Updates for Board Members (10 min) 10:30a – 10:39 a.m.
  1. Recap of ECA Meeting on Manhattan
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Governor To Recognize UNM’s Recent Designation As A National Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Gov. Susana Martinez

ALBUQUERQUE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez will recognize the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center’s recent designation as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute.

The designation is the highest federal designation a cancer center can receive and will allow it to apply for additional funds to go toward cancer research. Read More

CVNM On Governor’s Gold King Mine Spill Comments

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CVNM News:

SANTA FE – Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) is saddened by the devastation that has been caused by the Gold King Mine spill, and stands in solidarity with all communities that have been and will be impacted by this event.

In response to the comments Gov. Susana Martinez made today concerning the Gold King Mine spill that has now reached New Mexico’s Four Corners region, CVNM Executive Director Demis Foster issued the following statement:

”We call upon Governor Martinez to address the very real toxic legacy that has plagued many of New Mexico’s rural, impoverished, Read More

Gold King Mine Spill’s Groundwater Effects Still Being Investigated In New Mexico

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NMED Secretary Ryan Flynn

NMED News:

  • Plume Passes Through New Mexico; Leaves Sediments Behind

FARMINGTON – Today, seven well water testing teams were deployed by the New Mexico Environment Department in concert with the Environmental Protection Agency to test domestic water wells near the Animas River which flows through Farmington and Aztec. 

“Although the Gold King Mine Spill’s heavy metals plume has mostly passed through the area, the sediments left behind are capable of influencing groundwater quality,” NMED Secretary Ryan Flynn said. “We are operating with an abundance of Read More

Two New DOE Reports Highlight Trends Of Growing U.S. Wind Energy Industry

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DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― According to two reports released Monday by the Energy Department, the U.S. wind energy industry continued growing at an impressive rate in 2014, further solidifying America’s position as a global leader in wind energy.
 
Wind power is a key component of the President’s all-of-the-above energy strategy and Clean Power Plan to reduce climate-changing carbon pollution, diversify our energy economy, and boost America’s economic competitiveness by bringing innovative technologies online.
 
With rapidly increasing wind energy generation,
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Heinrich, Lujan Grisham Join Community To Celebrate LWCF At Petroglyph National Monument

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STATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and U.S Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham will join a diverse coalition of community leaders this morning to celebrate the success of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) during its 50th anniversary with a visit to the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque.
 
At a community event, local leaders will call for reauthorization and full funding of the landmark conservation law that is set to expire Sept. 30. The public and media are encouraged to attend.
 
Heinrich, a member of the Senate Committee
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Governor Declares State of Emergency From EPA Spill

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Contamination discolors Animas River in Aztec. Photo by Randy Foster

STATE News:

SANTA FE – Today, Gov. Susana Martinez declared a state of emergency in response to the massive 3 million gallon waste spill in the Animas River in Colorado that EPA officials have admitted to causing.

The Governor toured the spill by helicopter and met with local officials Saturday in San Juan County. The day before, Martinez established a multi-agency response team that has been assisting affected communities, and New Mexico Environment Department Secretary Ryan Flynn issued emergency orders allowing for Read More