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.
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.
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.
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
As public concern about extreme weather ramps up, New Mexico is proving that we can win the fight against global warming. Clean energy policies, such as energy efficiency policies and the clean cars program, are significantly cutting emissions of carbon pollution – the leading cause of global warming.
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