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Oct 22, 2024

"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...

Oct 16, 2024

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, 2024

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...

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...

Aug 14, 2024

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, 2024

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, 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 6, 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...

Jul 16, 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 5, 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...

Jun 24, 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 9, 2024

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, 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 15, 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 12, 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 6, 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 2, 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...

Apr 26, 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 16, 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 9, 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...