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Ambitious renewable energy goals on deck as new political era dawns in NM
PNMPNM’s South Valley Solar Energy Center, one of 15 solar sites the company has built since 2011. New Mexico was in the first wave of states to require gradually increasing amounts of renewable energy...
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Q&A: New NMED boss brings a commitment ‘to go big on environmental issues’
Laura Paskus / New Mexico Political ReportJames Kenney Last week, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced more executive appointments, including James Kenney as Secretary of the New Mexico Environment...
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Professor warns legislators to get serious on climate change
Heath Haussamen / NMPolitics.netThe Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Walk around the Capitol, and much of the talk is about an oil boom that is buoying the state’s finances, providing more money for schools and...
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Bill seeks changes to state renewable energy standard
Sandia National LaboratoriesTurbines at the New Mexico Wind Energy Center, located 170 miles southeast of Albuquerque. Ask representatives from New Mexico’s three public utility companies if they’re...
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For Haaland, climate change is ‘worth losing sleep over’
Courtesy photoDeb Haaland Elected in November to represent New Mexico’s First Congressional District, Rep. Deb Haaland is among the first of two Native women to join the U.S. Congress. Focusing on her...
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Governor adds NM to states supporting Paris climate pact
Office of the GovernorGov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, shown here delivering her State of the State Address earlier this month. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed up New Mexico to support the 2015 Paris...
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NM should create an office of outdoor recreation
Heath Haussamen / NMPolitics.netThe historic Topp Hut structure in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. COMMENTARY: Outdoor recreation activities and associated expenditures by people...
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Finding clarity about America in the desert
Heath Haussamen / NMPolitics.netBarrel cactus in the desert east of Las Cruces. COMMENTARY: I’ve spent lots of time in the desert east of Las Cruces lately, hunting, hiking and exploring. I’ve...
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Bill would freeze fracking permits while impacts are studied
Heath Haussamen / NMPolitics.netA statue outside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. When you’re driving at night through Counselor, N.M., on U.S. 550 the horizon takes on a dusky illumination, almost like...
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Governor backs plan for outdoor recreation agency
Heath Haussamen / NMPolitics.netThe Organ Mountains in southern New Mexico. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday threw her support behind legislation establishing a state office of outdoor...
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