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Climate Chilled at New Mexico Legislature — Again

An oil pumpjack working at sunrise.

Thanks to bills that did pass, state will divert money to pay for industry problems: abandoned wells and induced earthquakes. by Jerry Redfern, Capital and Main This story was originally published at Capital and Main, a NMPBS partner. It was bitingly cold as legislators, staff, lobbyists and others rolled into New Mexico’s capitol building, the…

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More Lost ‘Horizons’: How New Mexico’s Climate Plan Flamed Out Again

Side view of the Santa Fe Roundhouse.

A small clutch of Democratic legislators once again sinks a plan to dramatically reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. by Jerry Redfern, Capital and Main This story was originally published at Capital and Main, a NMPBS partner. The Clear Horizons & Emissions Codification Act died on the New Mexico Senate floor when seven Democratic senators…

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