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NM delegation works to rescind mineral payment sequestration cuts
The congressional delegation is going hard after a specific cut because of sequestration: the Department of the Interior (DOI) withholding royalties from mining done in the states. The states receive 50 percent of the revenues resulting from the leasing of mineral resources on federal public domain lands within their borders according to the Mineral Leasing Act. The DOI has said the state’s share is subject to sequestration. New Mexico lost $25 million in funding because of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Economy, Energy, Environment, Featured
Udall questions Interior secretary over mineral payments to states
Sen. Tom Udall questioned Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell about the impact of sequestration on federal mineral payments to states at a meeting of the Interior & Environment Subcommittee.. New Mexico lost $26 million in payments from the Department of the Interior. The Associated Press covered the hearing. “This revenue is vital to New Mexico, where it funds our public education system,” Udall told Jewell. “New Mexico state leaders are very upset by the Department of Interior’s … Read entire article »
Filed under: Delegation, Environment, Featured
Obama names Rio Grande del Norte a national monument (updated)
With the stroke of a pen, President Barack Obama named an area in northern New Mexico a national monument. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and his predecessor former U.S. Jeff Bingaman were on hand at the ceremony for the designation. It was one of five national national monument designations that Obama named on Monday. “These sites honor the pioneering heroes, spectacular landscapes and rich history that have shaped our extraordinary country,” said President Obama in a statement sent by … Read entire article »
Filed under: Environment, Featured
Recapping the 2013 legislative session: CVNM
New Mexico Telegram will be speaking to individuals and groups that were at the legislative session about what happened with their priorities. New Mexico Telegram spoke with Liliana Castillo, the Communications and Outreach Manager for Conservation Voters New Mexico about how the legislative session went for their group. The conservation group said shortly after the end of the session that the group and its allies* had “successfully defeated 100% of the anti-conservation bills in the 2013 … Read entire article »
Filed under: Environment, Featured, Governor, New Mexico House, New Mexico Senate
House votes against banning coyote killing contests
The New Mexico House of Representatives voted against banning coyote-killing contests after an extensive debate. The bill failed on a 30-38 vote. The bill would not affect hunting coyotes. Instead, in only sought to ban contests that award prizes for killing the most coyotes. Rep. Nate Cote, D-Las Cruces, says that his bill was designed to stop contests like one that happened this past weekend. Cote says there is the question of ethics, morality and public safety that this … Read entire article »
Filed under: Environment, Featured, New Mexico House, Roundhouse
Bill to ban use of UN language is tabled
A bill born out of conspiracy theories on the right — and promoted by former Fox News personality Glenn Beck — was tabled in the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Friday morning. The bill, HB 307, would, according to the fiscal impact report, “prohibit the state and political subdivisions from restricting property rights without due process by adopting principles from the United Nations Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.” At issue is a non-binding resolution … Read entire article »
Filed under: Energy, Environment, New Mexico House
Weekly Word: Talking water with Coco
Hosts Matthew Reichbach and Joey Peters welcomed Coco J. Harris of Cocoposts and El Grito into the Santa Fe Reporter offices to talk about water legislation. Coco talked about the nearly 40 pieces of water legislation that are pending in the state legislature this year, but concentrated on three. Coco also gave us a brief explanation of what water rights really means and what water rights transfers are — key parts of understanding the very important … Read entire article »
Filed under: Environment, Featured, Podcast, Roundhouse
San Juan Generating Station will shut down two coal units in deal with EPA
The coal-fired San Juan Generating Station will shut down two of the plant’s four units by 2017 in a deal reached with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Albuquerque Journal reported. The New Mexico Environment Department also issued a press release. At issue was pollution from the large coal-fired power plant and the insistence of power plant operator Public Service Company of New Mexico that putting proper controls on the power plant would be too costly. In the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Environment, Featured
GMO labeling bill dead after committee report not adopted (updated)
A bill that would require labeling of genetically modified organisms is dead for the year after the Senate failed to adopt the committee report of its passage from that committee. The Senate voted to move the bill to another committee but it was a moot point. A majority of the Senate voted to not adopt the committee report and afterwards to move the bill to Senate Corporations and Transportation instead of the Senate Judiciary Committee … Read entire article »
Filed under: Environment, Featured, New Mexico Senate, Roundhouse
GMO labeling bill gets committee assignments moved
A bill that would require labeling of genetically modified organisms will no longer go to the Senate Judiciary Committee but rather the Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee. The unusual moving of the bill happened during the usually-non controversial adoption of committee reports. Senate Minority Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, threw the Senate into a loop when he asked that the committee report on the bill from the Senate Public Affairs Committee not be adopted and asked that the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Environment, Featured, New Mexico Senate
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