“New Mexico’s failure to control oil and gas pollution violates our constitution and fundamental human rights to clean air, land and water,” Gail Evans, an attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute and lead counsel on the case, said in a statement. The case was filed by Indigenous Lifeways, Pueblo Action Alliance, Youth United for Climate Crisis Action, Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians and individuals described as living “on the frontlines of oil and gas extraction,” and arrives during an oil production bonanza in New Mexico’s Permian Basin. “No previous lawsuit has targeted the 1971 amendment, which mandates that the state prevent the despoilment of New Mexico’s air, water and other natural resources, and protect the state’s beautiful and healthful environment,” a news release announcing the suit says. Specifically, the suit cites the pollution control clause of the New Mexico Constitution under Article 20, Section 21. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the state Legislature, Environment Secretary James Kenney and other officials for violating the state’s constitution as it relates to pollution.
Groups sue state over oil and gas pollutionĪ consortium of environmental, community, youth and Indigenous organizations yesterday filed a lawsuit in the First Judicial District against the state, Gov. Register here for a Zoom link or join through a Facebook live hosted by both the NM Forestry Division and Forest Stewards Guild.
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Failure to do so, the lawmakers said, “is is causing confusion and uncertainty among fire victims, leading to delays in providing justice to our communities.” Lastly, at 3 pm today, the New Mexico Energy Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s Forestry Division, Fire Adapted Communities NM and the Forest Stewards Guild will host a free “State of the State” webinar to discuss updates on New Mexico’s forests and watersheds and related topics. Teresa Leger Fernández, sent a letter to the administrators for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security Department urging FEMA to finalize regulations for the Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act.
Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich, as well as US Rep. The recent blazes in communities impacted by last year’s catastrophic Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon fire occurs as fallout from that event continues. The new fire follows the Las Cocas fire earlier this week in Mora County. According to last night’s report, a Type 3 Incident Management Team was scheduled to assume management this morning, and multi-mission aircraft has been ordered from Colorado to provide infrared and video intelligence. The fire prompted evacuations yesterday to the Abe Montoya Recreation Center and Storrie Lake State Park in Las Vegas for Highway 94 residents from Canoncito to the intersection of Highway 266 and 94. As of 11 pm-the final report as of press time-the fire had grown to 1,000 acres and had zero containment. Amid yesterday’s fire-danger weather, officials at approximately 4 pm reported the new Las Tusas fire near Highway 94, west of Sapello in San Miguel County.
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