WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Settlement includes $9.4 million civil penalty and compliance measures that will result in reduction of over 113,000 tons worth of CO2 pollution * * * Today, Oct. 17, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Justice Department and New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) announced a settlement with Hilcorp Energy Company resolving Clean Air Act and New Mexico state law violations at the c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: The Justice Department and City of Albuquerque (City), New Mexico, filed a joint motion today seeking court approval to terminate certain portions of the consent decree covering the Albuquerque Police Department (APD). The joint motion follows the independent monitor's 20th report, also filed today, which concluded that the City and APD have reached full compliance with 99% of the consent d  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: DOLORES, Colo. This week, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland was in New Mexico and Colorado to highlight how President Biden's Investing in America agenda is restoring our nation's public lands and waters, strengthening Indian Country and the use of Indigenous Knowledge, and building a next-generation conservation workforce through the Indian Youth Service Corps which is part of the Administration's  more