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News Release | Environment New Mexico Research & Policy Center

Wind energy could reduce pollution by three coal plants

The carbon pollution from more than three coal plants could be eliminated in New Mexico if wind power continues its recent growth trajectory, according to a new analysis by Environment New Mexico Research & Policy Center. The analysis comes just as Congress considers whether to renew tax credits critical to wind development.

News Release | Environment New Mexico

EPA proposes first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first-ever, federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants, the largest single source of global warming pollution in America.

Environment New Mexico enthusiastically applauded the proposed limits, which once finalized will be the largest step the U.S. has taken to combat global warming.

News Release | Environment New Mexico Research & Policy Center

New Report: Albuquerque Ranks 14th Among Major Cities for Installed Solar

Environment New Mexico was joined at Silver Gardens Apartments by City Councilor Isaac Benton and Patrick Griebel, General Manager of Affordable Solar, to release a new report: “Shining Cities: At the Forefront of America’s Solar Energy Revolution,” The report ranks Albuquerque 14th of major cities for the amount of solar installed and 16th for solar installed per capita, and provides a first-of-its-kind comparative look at the growth of solar in major American cities.

News Release | Environment New Mexico

Over 200 State Legislators Call on President Obama for Continued Action to Protect America’s Public Lands

230 state legislators from around the country released a letter calling on President Obama to continue to fulfill his State of the Union promise to use his authority to protect America’s public lands, including the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks in southern New Mexico.

News Release | Environment New Mexico

EPA Proposes Biggest Step for Clean Water in a Decade

In the biggest step forward for clean water in more than a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to close loopholes in the Clean Water Act that leave 88 percent of New Mexico’s streams and millions of acres of wetlands at risk of unchecked pollution and developmen

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