Big decision due on plan to reduce pollution at San Juan power plant
San Juan Generating Station, FarmingtonApprove a costly plan regulating the amount of pollution that causes haze in the atmosphere or adopt a plan that isn’t as stringent but would cost New Mexico...
View ArticleEIB votes for less stringent revision on regional haze
San Juan Generating Station, Farmington In a quicker than expected decision, the state’s Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) unanimously voted Thursday (June 2) to reject a measure backed by the...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists pick up a win in NM Supreme Court
It may have been a highly technical decision and it may or may not have any impact on future decisions the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) could make regarding rolling back controversial...
View ArticleCleaner air but expect your electricity bill to go up: EPA rejects state plan...
San Juan Generating Station, Farmington Back on June 2, the state’s Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) unanimously passed a less costly plan aimed at reducing regional haze from the coal-fired San...
View ArticleThe EPA’s “crucify them” guy and his connection to New Mexico
Al Armendariz, EPA administrator Earlier this week, a video surfaced that caused an uproar. During a 2010 discussion about getting the oil and gas industry to follow federal guidelines, an...
View ArticleDeal reached on coal-fired plants in the Four Corners
San Juan Generating Station in northwest New Mexico It’s been a fight filled with dueling contentions of costs and threats of lawsuits that’s been going on for a year and a half, but on Friday (Feb....
View ArticleJason Marks looks at running for NM Attorney General
EXPLORING: Jason Marks, former PRC Commissioner, tells NM Watchdog he’s “testing the waters” to run for Attorney General New Mexico Watchdog has learned that Jason Marks has opened an exploratory...
View ArticleObama climate plan won’t affect PNM agreement at Four Corners power plant
THE DEAL IS STILL GOOD: A recent agreement involving the San Juan Generating Station does not figure to be affected by President Obama’s climate action plan. Photo from San Juan College. Last month,...
View ArticleIs the $5 million solar project in Santa Fe a good investment?
LONG-TERM INVESTMENT: Santa Fe Community College has spent $5 million from a taxpayer-approved bond to build a solar array. Is it a good investment? Photo from SFCC website. By Rob Nikolewski │ New...
View ArticleToo early to tell how new EPA regulations will affect NM customers
WAITING TO SEE: Officials at New Mexico’s largest utility say it’s too early to tell if new EPA regulations will affect plans to retrofit coal-fired units at the San Juan Generating Station. By Rob...
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