Issue Spotlight:
It’s now been over one year since the U.S. Supreme Court issued a devastating ruling in Sackett v EPA, the effects of which were immediate – and ongoing. Last May, the Court ruled that the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) does not protect wetlands except under specific and narrow circumstances. While other states had state-level laws to fall back on, New Mexico doesn’t. Immediately up to 94% of New Mexico’s surface waters face severe risk of degradation from unchecked discharges of pollution.
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2023-2024
Quick Hits
Appropriated $300 million for the Conservation Legacy Permanent Fund to invest in critical land, water and wildlife projects across New Mexico in perpetuity
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2023-2024 Elected Spotlight
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
Lujan Grisham signed other years-in-the-making climate bills into law, including Clean Transportation Fuel Standards, which will help reduce transportation pollution and protect public health as the state continues to transition toward clean energy.
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Past Scorecard Highlights, Issues and Spotlights
Issue Spotlight: Economic Transition Act
One of the central tenets changing the conversation around climate change policy is a concept referred to as “just transition.” Just transition refers to the understanding that communities who have historically borne the brunt of impacts from climate change need to have an active role in shaping the energy transition.…
Elected Spotlight: Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver
New Mexico Secretary of State Toulouse Oliver has been involved in public life and service in New Mexico for the last twenty years. Her expertise spans many issue areas, as she was one of the original New Mexico staffers for the League of Conservation Voters. Her profile rose again significantly…
Quick Hits: Highlights from the 2023 Session
New Speaker: The 2023 session saw a new Speaker of the New Mexico House assume the gavel as Representative Javier Martinez was elected to succeed the outgoing Brian Egolf. One of his first moves was to shake up House committees, most notably favoring Rep. Nathan Small for chair of the…
