With everything going on, we have been remiss in reporting on an ongoing dispute with the Oil Conservation Commission over the final wording of the PFAS prohibition in Oil and Gas operations that was litigated in November of 2024. The application filed by Wild Earth Guardians and supported by New Energy Economy in 2023 sought to prohibit the use of PFAS compounds in all downhole oil and gas operations and require community notification of chemical disclosures. The final rule

Yesterday we filed our Brief in Chief in the Bernhard Capital Partners buyout case, delivering our final legal arguments recommending against the deal, and laying out the requirements the PRC should impose should they decide to do so. But today the public showed up to make their own arguments, and they did not disappoint! The people called out the dangers of private equity, the impact of likely rate increases on seniors and the working poor, and the absurdity of allowing th

A friend just shared with us this letter authored on December 4th by Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal questioning Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman about his intentions in buying PNM. The letter states that "private equity firms appear to be taking advantage of utilities’ regulated-monopoly status to rake in excess profits," and points out that the company itself has publicly announced that it is investing at scale to position itself as “the

Yesterday we filed an  Interlocutory Appeal directly to the PRC after the Hearing Examiners in the Bernhard Capital Partners case failed to respond to our Emergency Motion seeking to remedy their defective rulings during the hearing in November and the PRC has already issued an order asking other parties to respond. This interlocutory appeal matters because the Hearing Examiners’ evidentiary rulings undermine the very foundation of the Commission’s constitutional and statuto

In the timeless words of the Onandaga Thanksgiving Address: "We are thankful to our Mother the Earth, for she gives us everything that we need for life. She supports our feet as we walk about upon her. It gives us joy that she still continues to care for us, just as she has from the beginning of time. To our Mother; we send thanksgiving, love, and respect. Now our minds are one." These words of wisdom were called to our attention by the Indigenous botanist, Robin Wall Kimmere