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New Mexico Set To Require 100% Carbon-Free Energy Generation

March 14, 2019November 15, 2019 by Alyssa Danigelis

New Mexico lawmakers passed Senate Bill 489, requiring the state to get 100% of its energy from carbon-free sources by 2045. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham praised the landmark legislation and is expected to sign the bill.

Megafires and Floods: Making Climate Change Resilience Mission-Critical

May 15, 2018 by Alyssa Danigelis

When photos from the megafires that blazed through New Mexico appeared on the screen, several people gasped. The Cerro Grande fire in 2000 burned 43,000 to 48,000 acres and cost Los Alamos National Laboratory $331 million, not including productivity. The Las Conchas fire in 2011 cost $15.7 million. Then two ... Read more »

Facebook Triples Planned New Mexico Data Center Size

November 15, 2017 by Alyssa Danigelis

Facebook announced the addition of four new buildings totaling nearly 2 million square feet for a data center currently under construction in Los Lunas, New Mexico. The additions will triple the facility’s size. Like its other data centers, this one will be powered by 100% renewable energy, the company says. ... Read more »

Construction Begins on 5 MW Solar Facility for Holloman Air Force Base

November 10, 2017 by Alyssa Danigelis

The United States Air Force and El Paso Electric (EPE) announced this week that construction has begun on a new 5-megawatt solar facility to serve Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. Construction is being led by the German engineering company M+W Group, which recently finished a solar facility for ... Read more »

Las Cruces Adds Cogeneration to Wastewater Treatment Facility

September 11, 2017 by Alyssa Danigelis

Energy efficiency changes that include two new cogenerators installed at a wastewater treatment plant in Las Cruces, New Mexico, are expected to help save the city $1.4 million annually. The $4.9 million cogeneration project will generate power from methane gas at the Jacob A. Hands Wastewater Treatment Facility, according to ... Read more »

How Walmart Solves Stormwater Management Challenges

August 31, 2016December 5, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A well-engineered storm water management system allowed a Walmart Supercenter in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to maximize water storage and minimize the project footprint. This allowed for additional parking and reduced the overall cost.

New Mexico PRC Blocks Higher Fees for Solar Generation, Net Metering

August 15, 2016 by Cheryl Kaften

A settlement reached on August 10 (Docket No. 15-00296-UT) by New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission (PRC) means customers of Southwestern Public Service statewide will not have to pay higher fees for producing their own solar energy.

States Investigate Exxon, Launch Corporate Climate Fraud Crackdown

March 30, 2016March 30, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Massachusetts will investigate whether ExxonMobil lied to the public and investors about climate change risks to its business, joining New York and California in investigating the oil giant. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced the probe yesterday, at a press conference with New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman, former vice ... Read more »

EPA Can Enforce Clean Water Rule in States That Didn’t Sue, Judge Says

September 10, 2015December 15, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A judge’s ruling that blocked the Clean Water Rule from taking effect late last month only applies to the 13 states that sued to stop the rule — not nationwide. A federal judge in North Dakota clarified the injunction he issued at the request of North Dakota and 12 other ... Read more »

Judge Blocks Clean Water Rule

August 31, 2015December 15, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A federal judge in North Dakota blocked the Clean Water Rule from taking effect Friday in 13 states. The rule, authored by the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers expands the reach of the Clean Water Act to protect US streams and wetlands from pollution. While the EPA says ... Read more »

Verizon Diverts 2 Million Pounds of E-Waste, Sets New Goal

May 14, 2015May 14, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Verizon today achieved its goal to collect 2 million pound of electronic waste, reaching its 2010 target eight months early. The company also set a new goal: to collect another 2 million pounds of e-waste by 2020. Verizon met its earlier five-year e-waste goal during today’s e-waste recycling rally in ... Read more »

Report: Methane Mitigation Could Stimulate US Economy

October 6, 2014October 3, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Increased use of technologies and services that capture methane emissions from oil and gas systems could save the industry over $1 billion in lost product, reduce air pollution and create new jobs, according to an economic analysis by Datu Research and the Environmental Defense Fund. The report identifies 76 companies ... Read more »

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