Responding to the Supreme Court Decision Allowing Storage of High Level Nuclear Waste in New Mexico

Responding to the Supreme Court Decision Allowing Storage of High Level Nuclear Waste in New Mexico

Today (June 18, 2025) the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that New Mexico and Texas, and groups like the Sierra Club, did not have the right to challenge Nuclear Regulatory Commission licenses for “interim” high-level nuclear waste storage facilities in their respective states.  The NRC denied intervention for these entities in the licensing process and therefore the court claimed that the states did not have the right to challenge the license.

Hundreds of New Mexicans Thank State’s Congressional Delegation for Defending Public Lands

Hundreds of New Mexicans Thank State’s Congressional Delegation for Defending Public Lands

In a powerful show of widespread support for public lands, environmental protections, and responsible land stewardship, hundreds of New Mexicans signed onto a letter sent to the entire New Mexico congressional delegation, thanking them for their leadership in pushing back against renewed threats to public lands from the Trump administration and its Congressional allies.

80+ Groups Demand BLM Halt Trump-Era Public Lands Giveaway

80+ Groups Demand BLM Halt Trump-Era Public Lands Giveaway

A powerful coalition of over 80 organizations—from Indigenous and frontline community groups to national environmental organizations, faith leaders, farmers, health professionals, scientists, and small business owners—joined thousands of individuals today in delivering a clear message to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM): stop auctioning off public lands to oil and gas corporations.

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