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Produced Water Reuse
The Governor's proposed "Strategic Water Supply," was an outrageous plan to use public money to fund treatment and re-use of fracking waste, a process lacking scientific evidence of safety and necessity. We won, defeating five enabling bills in the 2024 legislative session, and then we won again in May 2025 at the Water Quality Control Commission where the administration tried to pass a rule to enable fracking waste reuse.
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 6, 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...
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
What's next in the fight to oppose the Governor's Tragic Water Supply?
According to Laura Capper, oil and gas industry consultant, “New Mexico needs to find new uses [for produced water] quickly or risk oil...
Apr 1, 2024
We won some big fights and lost others
The 56th Legislature has come to a close, and together those of us who advocate for a "first do no harm" approach to the earth won some...
Feb 16, 2024
Governor's Strategic Water Supply on life support
With your help, and with a unified voice from environmental and water protection groups across the state, we have succeeded in convincing...
Feb 12, 2024
Act today to prevent fracking waste from becoming part of our water supply
The 30 day session moves so fast that we often have almost no time to react, but there are still seven days left for the Governor's...
Feb 8, 2024
Tell the Governor and the Legislature: New Mexico is not for sale!
As this legislative session proceeds there is one theme we are witnessing across multiple bills - a desperate attempt to sell New Mexico...
Feb 2, 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
Bleeding New Mexico Dry - Proposed "Strategic Water Supply" is a bailout and a scam that endangers our health and our water
Yesterday we were joined by members of the No False Solutions Coalition, Amigos Bravos, WildEarth Guardians and Norm Gaume, professional...
Jan 23, 2024
Protection of Life Requires Regulation and Enforcement. That means courage and Leadership to put the sacred before profit.
NY Skyline Before and After Passage of the Clean Air Act Last night, in a stunning display of cowardice and corporate dominance over...
Dec 5, 2023
Historic lawsuit filed today to hold the State of New Mexico accountable for unchecked oil & gas
We were honored today to stand in solidarity with a coalition of Indigenous peoples, youth, frontline community members and environmental...
May 9, 2023
Calling out the failures of New Mexico leadership
The legislative session is over. We join many others in calling for paid legislators, extended legislative sessions that allow for...
Mar 28, 2021
New Mexico legislature turns its back on oil and gas accountability
SANTA FE - Despite a new wave of legislators and a Governor that continues to promise action on climate, the 2021 New Mexico legislative...
Mar 17, 2021
NM LEGISLATURE CAVES TO UTILITIES AND OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY ONCE AGAIN
The past few days at the legislature have served as a stark reminder of the entrenched power held by utilities and the oil and gas...
Feb 16, 2021
WPX settles “produced water” fracking explosion case in Permian Basin
Penny Aucoin and her attorney, Mariel Nanasi, will address the media January 6th, 10:00AM. On January 21, 2020, a fiberspar flowline...
Jan 6, 2021
NEE Partners with Earthworks to publish a new report on Oil and Gas Industry Waste
Yesterday, along with Youth United for Climate Crisis Action (YUCCA) and WildEarth Guardians, we delivered a new report on oil and gas...
Oct 14, 2020
The Public Showed up to Oppose Proposed Produced Water Regulations
Despite the barriers to participation -- the concerns and issues you raised rang out throughout the hearing and held the OCD to account.
Aug 3, 2020
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