/tags/environmental-defense-fund Environmental Defense Fund en-US Copyright Fri, 06 Oct 2023 23:30:46 GMT /local-news/2023-10-06/natural-gas-recapturing-process-promises-waste-reduction-but-questions-linger A trio of major oil and gas producers are testing a new-to-New Mexico process to keep natural gas in the ground when it can’t be transported, sold or otherwise shipped through a pipeline. So far, New Mexico’s closed-loop gas capture systems projects are small, and their promise hasn’t panned out in the oil and gas fields. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 23:30:46 GMT /local-news/2023-10-06/natural-gas-recapturing-process-promises-waste-reduction-but-questions-linger Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main /local-news/2023-09-14/report-projects-new-mexico-will-miss-its-climate-goals New Mexico is set to fall far short of its climate goals unless it makes some big policy changes in the coming years. That’s according to a new report from the nonprofit advocacy group Environmental Defense Fund. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 23:41:06 GMT /local-news/2023-09-14/report-projects-new-mexico-will-miss-its-climate-goals Megan Myscofski /local-news/2023-06-29/a-special-jet-is-monitoring-new-mexicos-oil-and-gas-emissions A nonprofit organization looking to map North American methane emissions has started flying a special jet over New Mexico’s San Juan Basin to gather data on sources of pollution from the state’s booming oil and gas industry. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 23:51:56 GMT /local-news/2023-06-29/a-special-jet-is-monitoring-new-mexicos-oil-and-gas-emissions Bryce Dix /2021-08-13/colorado-and-utahs-worst-in-the-world-air-quality-precedes-grim-climate-report Two Western cities registered the poorest air quality in the world over the last week as smoke from wildfires in northern California turned the skies over the Rocky Mountains into a chalky white abyss. Tue, 10 Aug 2021 23:01:42 GMT /2021-08-13/colorado-and-utahs-worst-in-the-world-air-quality-precedes-grim-climate-report Robyn Vincent