EPA taking meaningful action on El Paso-area air quality

EPA taking meaningful action on El Paso-area air quality
The American Lung Association ranks El Paso-Las Cruces at No. 12 on a list of the most ozone-polluted metropolitan areas in the United States. The EPA lists El Paso County on its 'non attainment' list for ozone pollution. So why ... Read More

800 MW of coal no longer burning

800 MW of coal no longer burning
Partially delayed and accompanied by drama and uncertainty, the last operating stack at San Juan Generating Station in Waterflow, N,M., burned its last ton of coal in the early morning of Sept. 29. Read local residents' reactions ... Read More

Residents fight Alto concrete plant

Roper Concrete batch plant in Carrizozo
Roper Construction has appealed the NM Environment Department denial of a permit to build a concrete plant. Local residents oppose the plant. The hearings are October 18-20 ... Read More

Community groups react to San Juan closure and transition issues

Community groups react to San Juan closure and transition issues
In 2017, majority owner and operator Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) announced that the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station was too expensive to operate and that the last two of the plant’s four units would be retired in ... Read More