New Mexico Climate Change News
Stories in this feed are from newspapers in New Mexico courtesy of Environmental Health News.
NMED, energy company reach air quality settlement.
The New Mexico Environment Dept. has reached a $60.8 million settlement agreement with DCP Midstream L.P., formerly Duke Energy Field Services, in relation to air quality violations at three of the company's natural gas plants.
Global warming bill delays Desert Rock.
The air permit for the Desert Rock Energy Project is being held up by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over concerns with the Endangered Species Act and global warming.
‘A step in the wrong direction’.
A lawsuit filed Tuesday by Desert Rock Energy Co. LLC and Diné Power Authority against U.S. Environmental Protection Agency “is unfortunate and premature,” according to New Mexico Environment Department Secretary Ron Curry.
Solar power helps reduce couple's energy costs.
Southeastern New Mexico's scorching summer sun isn't going to frighten one local couple a bit—in fact, they see it as a good source of energy.
Sun helps reduce family's energy costs.
Carlsbad's scorching summer sun isn't going to frighten one local couple a bit in fact, they see it as a good source of energy.
Emission standards prompt lawsuit.
A group of Democratic legislators, car dealers and a Curry County farmer filed a lawsuit in state district court Tuesday in Las Cruces challenging the state’s power to adopt more stringent vehicle emissions standards for new cars, light trucks and sport utility vehicles.
Navajo Nation on global data collection map.
A comparatively small, but precise piece of atmospheric data collection equipment recently installed on the Navajo Nation is putting Diné College's Diné Environmental Institute on the global map.
Amoeba poses deadly risk in hot springs.
It begins with a headache, fever and a stiff neck -- and within two weeks, you are dead.
New Mexico joins lawsuit against EPA.
New Mexico will join a lawsuit filed by California against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over tailpipe emissions.
Report examines cost of cleaner, greener vehicles in New Mexico.
New Mexicans could save nearly 214 billion gallons of gas and help reduce global warming if the state joins the Clean Cars Program, according to a report released this morning by Environment New Mexico.