NMIPL IN THE NEWS

Video from 350NM Speaker Series: “Living with Oil Wells as Neighbors”

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What is it like to live in the Permian basin next to oil wells? How can we update the 1935 Oil and Gas Act to make it safer for the people living there? Join activists Kayley Shoup and Tannis Fox on this video recorded Oct 24, 2022 to find out.

Land Commissioner Adopts Cultural Properties Protection Rule

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NM State Land Office among the first in the nation to protect cultural resources on state trust lands
Rule to go live December 1, 2022

Recognizing that New Mexico’s state trust land has been occupied by people for millennia, with much of it ancestral to Native Tribes and Nations, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard today announced the first ever rule of its kind designed to protect cultural resources on state trust lands has been formally published in the New Mexico Register, and will take effect on December 1, 2022. The rule requires lessees of state trust lands to conduct informational reviews and cultural resource surveys before engaging in new development on state trust land.
The purpose of the new Cultural Properties Protection Rule is to proactively identify archaeological sites and other cultural resources on state trust lands and protect them before they are damaged; resources that are often sacred and significant to Native people and contribute to the archeological knowledge of New Mexico.
The rule provides for important exceptions, including repairs and maintenance of existing structures such as fences and water tanks, that do not involve additional surface disturbance. In addition, the State Land Office has launched the Cultural Survey Support Program in conjunction with the rule to help agricultural lessees and others with the survey process and to provide additional information and support regarding how to comply with the rule.

The Green Amendment Moving Forward

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Join with leaders & activists to  get the latest updates and learn about opportunities to engage on the New Mexico Green Amendment. 

Presenters will include

  • Senator Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
  • Representative Joanne Ferrary
  • Senator Shannon Pinto
  • Senator Harold Pope 
  • Representative Tara Lujan
  • Representative Patricia Roybal Caballero
  • Nena Benevidez, Creciendo Nuevo Mexico
  • Luis Guerrero, Sierra Club
  • Oriana Sandoval, Center for Civic Policy
  • Maya van Rossum, Green Amendments For The Generations 

To join the webinar sign up here

Internship Opportunity

If you are interested in a part-time paid internship opportunity to actively support the New Mexico Green Amendment, applications are being invited now.  Learn more 

Reminder – if you are the leader of the organization that has not yet signed up in support of, and to be a part of, the 2022/2023 effort to secure Green Amendment support of New Mexico’s environmental rights, you can do so at this link.  Signing in support lists you on the website, provides an opportunity for your logo to be on informational materials, and ensures your leadership role in advancing this powerful protection for New Mexico’s people and environments.  Even if you signed in support in the past, we ask that you please affirmatively reaffirm your support now as we won’t presume that past support means present support.

 

 

 

Carlsbad Current Argus. Sep. 3, 2020 New Mexico finalizes oil and gas wastewater regulations, lawmakers hear testimony (Rev. Nick King Quoted)

Las Cruces Sun-News,  Aug. 19, 2020, Report on solving climate crisis brings hope (Co-authored by Michael Sells, Clara Sims and Edith Yanez)

Santa Fe New Mexican, Aug. 15, 2020 Vote your values this November  (Commentary by Larry Rasmussen and Tabitha Arnold)