"Trade Secrets" are deadly secrets
In 1997 our expert witness in the PFAS rulemaking, Kris Hansen, was hired by 3M and tasked by her supervisor to look for PFOS (one type...
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Oct 16
One pound of PFAS can contaminate 34 Elephant Butte Reservoirs
Cows in Clovis are euthanized after being contaminated with PFAS laced water. On Tuesday NMED Secretary Kenney's gave a presentation at...
Oct 8
We can stop Oil and Gas companies from further poisoning our water with PFAS
New Energy Economy has intervened at the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission (OCC) to support the adoption of a rule proposed by...
Oct 1
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
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
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...
Aug 26
The stacks fall, but emissions keep rising. Do we have the will to live?
Last week the stacks at the San Juan Generating Station came down after operating for more than 50 years and emitting more than 12...
Aug 14
At close of fracking waste reuse hearing Commissioner Zemlick asks the key question...Why is a reuse rule necessary?
On the final day of testimony at the fracking waste reuse hearing New Mexico Oil and Gas Association (NMOGA) witnesses tried to argue...
Aug 9
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 7
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 6
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...
Jul 16
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 5
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...
Jun 24
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 24
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 9
Ethics complaint and Motion for Disqualification filed against WQCC Commissioner McWilliams for conflicts of interest related to ownership of an oil and gas company
Today New Energy Economy, Daniel Tso, Samuel Sage and 16 organizations filed an ethics complaint against Water Quality Control...
May 17
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 15
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 12
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 6
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...
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