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2017-2018 All Stories and Themes

Stories + Themes of the 2017 – 2018 Legislature

Legislation to address the Carlsbad Brine Well sinkhole came up again during both the 2017 and 2018 legislative sessions. The Carlsbad Brine Well is an abandoned salt cavern created by an oil and gas company on the verge of collapsing in the city of Carlsbad. The company that created the sinkhole...

rindevJuly 21, 2018

2015-2016 All Stories and Themes

Aubrey Dunn and the Politics of Pollution

New Mexico State Land Office State trust lands were granted to New Mexico by the federal government around the time it was granted statehood. The New Mexico State Land Office is in charge of managing 9 million acres of state trust lands to provide a stable source of funding for…

rindevAugust 21, 2016

2015-2016 All Stories and Themes

Stories of the ’15 and ’16 Sessions

The 2015 and 2016 legislative sessions were each dramatic and tumultuous in their own ways. They represented a sharp break with the recent past as the State House of Representatives changed from Democrat to Republican control for the first time since 1962, resulting in a very different strategy for CVNM…

rindevAugust 23, 2015

2011-2012 All Stories and Themes

The Flip Side: 2011-2012 Sessions in Review

Every year in the CVNM Scorecard, we discuss the high and low points of the legislative session. In 2011/2012, it seemed as if every pro-conservation aspect of the session had a flip side, and vice-versa. So instead of our traditional ‘Highlights & Lowlights,’ we’re presenting ‘The Flip Side’ for those…

Liliana CastilloAugust 24, 2012

2011-2012 All Elected Spotlights All Stories and Themes

Governor Susana Martinez’s Inauspicious Start

Susana Martinez rode a wave of voter discontent to victory in November 2010 as the country’s first-ever female Hispanic governor. While her election made history for good reason, her tenure so far has been damaging to our water, health and environment. Governor Martinez has launched an aggressive attack on the…

Liliana CastilloAugust 7, 2012

All Stories and Themes

Stories + Themes of the 2017 – 2018 Legislature

Aubrey Dunn and the Politics of Pollution

Stories of the ’15 and ’16 Sessions

The Flip Side: 2011-2012 Sessions in Review

Governor Susana Martinez’s Inauspicious Start

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