AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoPermitting Fight: Sen. Martin Heinrich is promoting a bipartisan bill to speed approvals for energy projects and limit post-approval lawsuits. New Mexico and national environmental groups criticize the measure, warning about its potential effects on safeguards. Public Lands: Interior has canceled park projects in New Mexico, including funding for Valles Caldera weather stations, tribal-history documentation at Petroglyph National Monument and records work at Aztec Ruins. Clean Energy: New Mexico awarded $17.3 million to four geothermal projects, including $10 million for a test well in Socorro County and grants to Jicarilla Apache Nation and San Ildefonso Pueblo. Water and Weather: Albuquerque set a September rainfall record with 4.49 inches—nearly four times normal—after repeated surges of tropical moisture. Near the Pecos River, a monitoring visit found what appeared to be dumped oilfield wastewater, a toxic byproduct hauled in large volumes across the region. Oil and Gas: New Mexico pipeline incidents are rising as the EPA moves to roll back methane leak controls. Forest Policy: New Mexico opponents of a proposed Roadless Rule repeal say it threatens remote forest areas and the solitude they protect.
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