Tagged: Conservation Beat

The cold weather may not inspire the majority of us to go outside and stand around for hours.  But, then, the majority of us aren’t fishermen.

A coalition of elected officials, environmentalists and union members said today that passage of the American Jobs Act would be a win for both the economy and environment.  KUNM’s Sidsel Overgaard has more.

Last year, New Mexico became a national leader in air pollution control by passing a rule to limit and reduce the carbon emissions of its largest polluters.

Hearings began Wednesday on an effort to repeal a cap on greenhouse gas emissions in New Mexico.  The rule was approved by the Environmental Improvement Board in the waning days of former Governor Bill Richardson’s tenure and has yet to take effect.

After almost three years of court appeals and negotiation, water officials in New Mexico have approved a settlement that aims to regulate waste from the state’s 2.6 billion dollar dairy industry.  Sidsel Overgaard reports.

Thanks to a new contract, recycling should soon become a much easier- and more widespread – undertaking for Albuquerque residents. Sidsel Overgaard reports.