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Should New Mexico have worse water protections than Texas?
First, thank you to everyone who has shown up to raise their voice against corporate exploitation and profiteering at the expense of our...
Aug 10, 2024
Our expert witnesses eviscerate reuse proponent arguments
Over the past three days our three expert witnesses, including former director of the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission Norm Gaume,...
Aug 8, 2024
Hearing reconvenes amid outcry from the public and questionable reshuffling of Commissioners
Yesterday the fracking waste reuse hearing got off to a strange start when WQCC Commissioner McWilliams, who was called out by for...
Aug 7, 2024
Justin Nobel's Research Uncovered How Oil and Gas Preys on Vulnerable People to do their dangerous work
As we all continue to struggle with the increasing chaos, violence and uncertainty that pervades US political life, we can take comfort...
Jul 17, 2024
Commissioner Krista McWilliams’ claim to have no personal or professional conflicts of interest in the produced water reuse case further disproven by damning additional evidence
Water Quality Control Commissioner Krista McWilliams starring in a video paid for and hosted on NMOGA's website in which she falsely...
Jul 6, 2024
Justin Nobel Exposes the Oil and Gas Industry's Radioactive Secret
“A powerful industry has spread harms across the land, its people, and more so than anyone, their very own workers, and did what they...
Jun 25, 2024
Dueling headlines a painful illustration of New Mexico's outsize role in the climate crisis
Headlines from the Current Argus and the Santa Fe New Mexican Last Week Make no mistake. New Mexico is a petrostate, and like other...
Jun 25, 2024
Fracking waste reuse hearing concludes for the week, evidence of discharge and reuse dangers continues to be exposed
Yesterday the fracking waste reuse hearing was extended for four additional days that will take place in July due to the number of...
May 18, 2024
NMOGA organized a show of force to try to convince Commissioners New Mexico needs their fracking waste
New Mexicans voice their opposition to fracking waste discharge and reuse at the hearing. Yesterday, on Day 3 of the fracking waste reuse...
May 16, 2024
NM Supreme Court Upholds Commission Oversight Over Energy Efficiency and Load Management Utility Expenditures in Decoupling Case
The Supreme Court today issued its decision on decoupling and determined that the Efficient Use of Energy Act requires a “full revenue...
May 13, 2024
At Fracking Waste Reuse hearing today the Water Quality Control Commission dismissed a question of jurisdiction, the public showed up to say NO to reuse, and a journalist found something fishy
On Friday New Energy Economy and two other parties filed a motion to vacate and reschedule the Wastewater Reuse rule hearing to allow...
May 13, 2024
New in our rebuttal testimony - Produced Water Research Consortium fails audit and fails New Mexico
Yesterday we rallied with folks from the more than 30 organizations from across the state who signed up to join the campaign to Defend...
May 7, 2024
We need you to show up to Defend Our Water Monday, May 6th at 1:00PM!
The oil and gas industry and their allies in our state Government have thrown their full weight behind the effort to expand fracking...
May 3, 2024
Colorado, upstream of New Mexico, looking to follow NM's unscientific lead on produced water reuse
TX, NM and CO produced water leaders collaborate at Water in Energy Conference New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)’s proposed...
Apr 27, 2024
Our Testimony: "Produced Water" from the Permian technically radioactive waste according to the EPA
Yesterday we filed expert testimony against NMED's proposed Wastewater Reuse Rule from NM Water Advocate and retired State Water engineer...
Apr 17, 2024
Once water is poisoned, that water is gone for good.
Last week we wrote to you about New Energy Economy's recent filing of appearance in the Wastewater Reuse rulemaking at the Water Quality...
Apr 10, 2024
What's next in the fight to oppose the Governor's Tragic Water Supply?
According to Laura Capper, oil and gas industry consultant, “New Mexico needs to find new uses [for produced water] quickly or risk oil...
Apr 2, 2024
New Mexicans Win! PRC Issues Final Order Rejecting New Mexico Gas Company proposed LNG plant
Today the Public Regulation Commission held a Special Session in which it unanimously approved a final order in Case No. 22-003039-UT...
Mar 14, 2024
Victory! Hearing Examiner Recommends Denial of LNG Plant
Today PRC Hearing Examiner Anthony Medeiros issued his Recommended Decision in Case No. 22-003039-UT, recommending that the Public...
Feb 21, 2024
Governor's Strategic Water Supply on life support
With your help, and with a unified voice from environmental and water protection groups across the state, we have succeeded in convincing...
Feb 12, 2024
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