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Protecting people against corporate greed and destruction of the land contamination by holding the utilities accountable.
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...
May 2, 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 26, 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 16, 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...
Apr 9, 2024
New Mexicans Win! PRC Issues Final Order Rejecting New Mexico Gas Company proposed LNG plant
Today the Public Regulation Commission held a Special Session in which it unanimously approved a final order in Case No. 22-003039-UT...
Mar 14, 2024
NM Supreme Court Justices issue same-day decision rejecting bid to delay Community Solar in a scathing rebuke of monopoly investor owned utilities in New Mexico
This morning the NM Supreme Court heard arguments on the appeal brought by the monopoly utilities in New Mexico (PNM, El Paso Electric...
Mar 10, 2024
Today we appealed the inadequate disallowance in the PNM rate case, settled the NMGC rate case and filed our Community Solar brief
New Energy Economy today filed Notice of Appeal at the NM Supreme Court in PNM’s recent rate case. The Public Regulation Commission...
Mar 1, 2024
Victory! Hearing Examiner Recommends Denial of LNG Plant
Today PRC Hearing Examiner Anthony Medeiros issued his Recommended Decision in Case No. 22-003039-UT, recommending that the Public...
Feb 21, 2024
NM Gas Company published an erroneous Notice in its rate case. Today we filed a Motion to Dismiss.
Last week, upon receipt of discovery responses on February 16th, New Energy Economy found that the Notice of the proceedings published...
Feb 20, 2024
Major win: Climate impacts of LNG must be considered nationally and here in New Mexico
Yesterday we filed our Brief in Chief opposing New Mexico Gas Company's proposed Liquefied Natural Gas plant in Rio Rancho. The deadline...
Jan 30, 2024
Victory at NM Supreme Court against utility obstruction of Community Solar and a call for action from YUCCA
Yesterday the New Mexico Supreme Court rejected the efforts of Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) to stay the implementation of...
Jan 17, 2024
Highlights from the LNG hearing: the plant was proven uneconomic and unsafe
It's been a big week for a climate news. In a first, a Rhodium Group report found that emissions from the United States dropped 1.9% in...
Jan 12, 2024
Avangrid Out! Our path to energy democracy just got so much brighter!
Today it was announced that Avangrid and its parent company Iberdrola opted to walk away from their proposed merger with PNM just before...
Jan 2, 2024
On this eve of the new year we are grateful for our connection with you
I need you to walk with me - so we can remember why we are doing this, together. Each morning I walk through the remaining wild lands...
Dec 31, 2023
"Resist Dance" in a state awash in oil and gas money
To those of you who have not seen it yet, an article on the front page of the Santa Fe New Mexican on Monday notes that "New Mexico’s oil...
Dec 21, 2023
First truth, then justice - Exceptions filed in PNM Rate Case
First, thank you everyone who came out to celebrate the struggle together at our event on Tuesday night. Together we ate, laughed, sang,...
Dec 15, 2023
Hearing Examiners Make a Finding of Imprudence on Four Corners but ask for inadequate remedy for ratepayers
Today Public Regulation Commission Hearing Examiners Anthony Medeiros and Christopher Ryan issued a recommended decision in Case...
Dec 8, 2023
Thank you for showing up. Our fight against LNG is part of a global fight. And when we fight, we can win.
First, a victory today for everyone who called and spoke against the absurd and dangerous Albuquerque City Council vote to disband the...
Nov 22, 2023
Speak out: Oppose proposed LNG on Nov 20
Momentum is with us in our fight against New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC)'s proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Plant (LNG) in Rio Rancho. In...
Nov 17, 2023
Is corporate welfare the answer to the climate crisis? Today we argued NO.
We started the morning today at the New Mexico Supreme Court to argue that corporate welfare on the backs of New Mexico ratepayers is not...
Nov 13, 2023
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