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7 days ago

Democratic Senators betray our children, our future and our Mother Earth in Shameful Vote Against SB 4

Yesterday in a unanimous vote legislators in House Judiciary passed HB 169, the Public Expression Protection Act, a win for free speech,...

Feb 18

Energy justice is environmental justice. Utility legislation at the Roundhouse could affect all New Mexicans.

Energy policy is central to economic and environmental justice policy. This year energy bills on the docket run the gamut from bills...

Jan 25

Courage needed at the Roundhouse...

On Tuesday we joined YUCCA at the Roundhouse to call on the Governor and New Mexico legislators for climate courage. It was a cold one -...

Jan 16

Our 2025 Legislative Priority - Protect People, Not Profits

We are less than one week away from the start of the 2025 Legislative Session and to no one's surprise, there are already so many...

Oct 1, 2024

Come out from behind your desk...

Around the world last month millions were displaced, hundreds of thousands lost their homes, thousands died and billions of creatures,...

Sep 20, 2024

So what's the difference between false solutions and real climate action?

Last week we sent out an email announcing the sad news that we, collectively, are failing to change the trajectory of methane emissions...

Sep 11, 2024

Friends, we are failing. What can we expect over the next ten to twenty years?

Though we at New Energy Economy often report on our wins in the regulatory arena, the truth is that we, collectively, are failing. We are...

Sep 3, 2024

PNM prevails against one of the few Just Transition provisions included in the ETA

Yesterday the NM Supreme Court denied the petition for a Writ of Mandamus filed by New Energy Economy on behalf of a bipartisan group of...

Jul 9, 2024

Writ of Mandamus filed at NM Supreme Court on behalf of 15 Legislators to enforce PNM's obligation to impacted communities after the closure of the San Juan Coal Plant

On June 13th a bipartisan group of legislators represented by New Energy Economy filed a Motion to Intervene and Motion for Rehearing in...

May 12, 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...

Mar 8, 2024

Thanks to you that outrageous stripper well tax exemption got stripped from the tax omnibus!

Thank you to the more than 400 people who took action to call on the Governor to line-item veto the outrageous tax exemption for stripper...

Feb 16, 2024

We won some big fights and lost others

The 56th Legislature has come to a close, and together those of us who advocate for a "first do no harm" approach to the earth won some...

Feb 8, 2024

Act today to prevent fracking waste from becoming part of our water supply

The 30 day session moves so fast that we often have almost no time to react, but there are still seven days left for the Governor's...

Feb 2, 2024

Tell the Governor and the Legislature: New Mexico is not for sale!

As this legislative session proceeds there is one theme we are witnessing across multiple bills - a desperate attempt to sell New Mexico...

Jan 17, 2024

Victory at NM Supreme Court against utility obstruction of Community Solar and a call for action from YUCCA

Yesterday the New Mexico Supreme Court rejected the efforts of Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) to stay the implementation of...

Jan 2, 2024

Avangrid Out! Our path to energy democracy just got so much brighter!

Today it was announced that Avangrid and its parent company Iberdrola opted to walk away from their proposed merger with PNM just before...

Dec 31, 2023

On this eve of the new year we are grateful for our connection with you

I need you to walk with me - so we can remember why we are doing this, together. Each morning I walk through the remaining wild lands...

Dec 21, 2023

"Resist Dance" in a state awash in oil and gas money

To those of you who have not seen it yet, an article on the front page of the Santa Fe New Mexican on Monday notes that "New Mexico’s oil...

Sep 18, 2023

New Mexico delegation makes powerful call: New Mexico is Burning - Biden and MLG: Climate Action Now

Following on the heels of the powerful NM climate strike demanding an end to false climate solutions led by YUCCA last week in...

Aug 13, 2023

Celebration Time! A beautiful day in Zuni and a major legal win for climate by youth in Montana

Today is a joyful day! In a landmark ruling a Judge in Montana ruled in favor of the courageous youth who took Montana to court for...