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Photos from the Legislature

Federal Climate Rollback Raises Stakes for New Mexico Legislature to Pass the Clear Horizons Act

February 11, 2026. As the Trump administration moves to rescind the EPA’s Endangerment Finding, NM lawmakers face an urgent decision of their own. With federal climate protections being dismantled, the Clear Horizons Act (SB18) represents the state’s best opportunity to ...

Second Senate Committee Advances Clear Horizons Act as Smart Planning for New Mexico Businesses and Families

On February 7, the Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee advanced the Clear Horizons Act (SB 18) on a 6-4 vote, moving New Mexico closer to a long-term planning framework that provides certainty for businesses, protects family budgets, and supports stable economic ...

Clear Horizons Act Advances

February 3, 2026: The Clear Horizons Act advanced today in the Senate Conservation Committee on a 5-4 vote after a high-turnout hearing moved to the Senate floor to accommodate public interest. Lawmakers heard two hours of public comment, including a ...

Bill advanced to monitor disease-bearing mosquitoes

On January 29, the New Mexico Senate Conservation Committee unanimously voted to advance a bill that would monitor an invasion of disease-bearing mosquito species that have been spreading across New Mexico for the past decade ...

Interfaith Climate Group to Walk 320 Miles from Permian Basin to Santa Fe in Climate Justice Pilgrimage

New Mexico Interfaith Power & Light announced "A Pilgrimage for Our Shared Home," a 320-mile walk from the Carlsbad, New Mexico in the Permian Basin to the State Capitol in Santa Fe. The pilgrimage will bear witness to communities suffering ...

Clear Horizons Act Introduced to Protect New Mexico Families from Rising Costs

On January 22, lawmakers formally introduced the Clear Horizons Act (Senate Bill 18), a plan to provide long-term planning, stability, and accountability from the harmful effects of polluting industries. As New Mexican families continue to face rising costs associated with ...

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