water pollution /tags/water-pollution water pollution en-US Copyright Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:33:11 GMT Legislators push for New Mexico to gain authority over its water pollution /local-news/2025-01-30/legislators-water-pollution A bill package that would give the state of New Mexico authority over pollution control and discharge into the state’s waterways – and allow creation of a new permitting system – is gaining traction in the legislature. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:33:11 GMT /local-news/2025-01-30/legislators-water-pollution Bryce Dix The year in water news: Preparing for New Mexico’s drier future /local-news/2025-01-01/the-year-in-water-news-preparing-for-new-mexicos-drier-future Water dominated many news stories in New Mexico in 2024 as the state looks ahead to a drier future. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:40:19 GMT /local-news/2025-01-01/the-year-in-water-news-preparing-for-new-mexicos-drier-future Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico Advocacy group plans to fight mega farms in New Mexico /local-news/2024-12-18/advocacy-group-fight-mega-farms-new-mexico Over the past 20 years, New Mexico has lost half of its family-scale dairy farms to big factory farms. That’s according to Food & Water Watch, an advocacy group that argues this increasing reliance on these big farms is harmful to air, land, and water quality. The organization is seeking a moratorium on these operations. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:02:36 GMT /local-news/2024-12-18/advocacy-group-fight-mega-farms-new-mexico Jeanette DeDios Judge to consider if historic oil and gas pollution lawsuit should go to trial /local-news/2024-04-10/judge-to-consider-if-historic-oil-and-gas-pollution-lawsuit-should-go-to-trial A New Mexico judge is set to hear motions by the state to dismiss a historic, and first-of-its-kind constitutional lawsuit that aims to curb oil and gas leases. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:06:29 GMT /local-news/2024-04-10/judge-to-consider-if-historic-oil-and-gas-pollution-lawsuit-should-go-to-trial Bryce Dix One lawmaker wants tighter oil and gas regulations amidst increasing effects of climate change /local-news/2024-01-17/one-lawmaker-wants-tighter-oil-and-gas-regulations-amidst-increasing-effects-of-climate-change This week the legislature opened the 2024 session and at least one lawmaker is hoping to put tighter regulations on the state’s oil and gas industry. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:06:30 GMT /local-news/2024-01-17/one-lawmaker-wants-tighter-oil-and-gas-regulations-amidst-increasing-effects-of-climate-change Bryce Dix ABQ Residents Say City Zoning Harms Low-Income People Of Color /public-health-new-mexico/2019-11-21/abq-residents-say-city-zoning-harms-low-income-people-of-color Throughout U.S. history, industries that dump toxic waste into the air, water and soil get put in neighborhoods where low-income people of color live.… Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:46:53 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-11-21/abq-residents-say-city-zoning-harms-low-income-people-of-color Hannah Colton Event To Highlight Long-Term Effects Of Spill On Navajo Nation /public-health-new-mexico/2016-09-02/event-to-highlight-long-term-effects-of-spill-on-navajo-nation Folks on the Navajo Nation still haven’t received the compensation they were promised after the Gold King Mine spill last year, according to leaders… Fri, 02 Sep 2016 22:44:37 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-09-02/event-to-highlight-long-term-effects-of-spill-on-navajo-nation Marisa Demarco