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Hours of public comment, testimony and questions kicked off the first day of a four-day hearing to decide if certain dangerous "forever chemicals" that the oil and gas industry maintains it no longer uses should be banned from use. The proposed rule from WildEarth Guardians recommends several changes to existing rules, including requiring companies to disclose the chemicals they use in well operations and certify no perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — commonly known as PFAS — or other undisclosed chemicals wer...
It costs between $50 and $100 to produce a pound of a product containing forever chemicals. But if those chemicals infect a public water system, cleanup can cost millions per pound, according to a panel presentation at a meeting Tuesday of the Legislature's interim Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Committee. "You can see why it's so important for my job and my department to educate and prevent PFAS from getting into our water system," said New Mexico Environment Secretary James Kenney. Kenney on Monday made clear to the...
A proposed code change would require new construction projects in the state to include electric vehicle charging infrastructure in parking facilities. A draft provided to the Albuquerque Journal showed that, should the amendment be accepted as is, new construction projects would be required to build between 1% and 20% of their available parking as Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment spaces, which are ready to charge vehicles. The ratio depends on the type of project. Other spots would be required to be electric-vehicle capable...
Just weeks after buying the Sandoval Signpost, Albuquerque city councilor and cannabis consultant Pat Davis bought the Edgewood Independent with his publishing company CTRL+P. Davis now owns four papers: the Corrales Comment, and The Paper, as well as the two recently purchased papers. Davis said buying another paper wasn't on his "radar," but former Independent owner Leota Harriman reached out to him recently about taking over the Independent. Unlike the purchases of the Sandoval Signpost and the Corrales Comment, Davis...
