YUCCA Action

YUCCA youth protest in form of a ‘die-in’ at the rotunda inside the Nm Capitol on the first day of the legislative session, January 17th. We demand lawmakers' take immediate action this session to address climate change and protect their future.#nmleg #nmpol #nofalsesolutions

A coalition of progressive organizations disrupted the New Mexico governor's State of the State Address this afternoon, calling for an end to fossil fuels and a ceasefire in Gaza, before security kicked them out. Some of my photos from the #nmleg House Gallery:

Learn about the abolisment of the mountain view air quality board twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Learn about the abolisment of the mountain view air quality board twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

While #WiSHH was dented funding our Coalition stands in solidarity against public funds used for harmful hydrogen projects. The fight continues at home in NM and across the nation. The hydrogen economy will not get us to a #JustTransition

The U.S. military is the largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels, and the single biggest institutional producer of greenhouse gases, the most significant driver of climate change. 🛢️🪖🚫 #NoWarNoWarming @ggjalliance

@CJAOurPower @EPA Our policy-lead Ennedith talking to the EPA in Chicago with @CJAOurPower. She discussed the closure of the San Juan Generating Station and the impacts of coal ash contamination in New Mexico.

Ennedith of @YuccaAction testifying in front of the @EPA representing communities in New Mexico who have been impacted by coal ash contamination.

@CJAOurPower @peoplesjusticec @CBE_Action @TransitionNWI @ChicagoJwJ @GreenRootsEJ Our policy-lead Ennedith Lopez fighting against environmental injustice out in Chicago with comrades all over the nation!

#CleanUpCoalAsh we are outside of the federal plaza in Chicago as a collective to demand an end to the burn dump and polluting economies that have left our communities behind. #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalJustice

We have been waiting far too long, the @EPA has a responsibility to our communities, Make Power Plants Clean Up All Their Coal Ash. #CleanUpCoalAsh #ClimateJusticeNow

NM NFS is requesting @ENERGY DENY the WISHH application! We are raising environmental, and public health concerns and the issue of federal funds for private gain. A hydrogen economy will not resolve the climate crisis. Read our letter: bit.ly/NOWISHH4NM #NoFalseSolutions

“Im seeing a slow-motion train-wreck when it comes to the environment…hearing about these spills is frustrating we all want more accountability. Lets not have NM be a train wreck.” - Elizabeth West, at the OCD produced water meeting in room 317 of NM State Capitol. #nmleg

“Our questions have not been responded and we would like more clarity and a deeper explanation” Sofia Jenkins-Nieto. At OCD meeting about produced about their failure to enforce the release of produces water in the state of New Mexico. Happening now. Room 317 of Capitol. #nmleg

“The OCD has pulled one over on us. They agreed to rules they never intended to enforce.” Melissa Troutman from WildEarth Guardians at OCD Produced Water meeting. Happening now. #nmleg

Plaintiffs in a civil lawsuit filed Wednesday are seeking a seismic shift for New Mexicans’ rights to a “healthful and beautiful environment.” They argue the New Mexico's allowance on oil and gas violates the state constitution. bit.ly/3NXLatq

This morning, I filed a historic lawsuit and sued Governor Lujan Grisham and other State leaders for failing to protect our constitutional right to clean air, land, and water. And for failing to give indigenous people, our sacred sites, and cultural heritage equal protection under the law. Our State’s promotion of oil and gas production - including the sales of public lands - have overwhelmingly negatively impacted frontline communities. While we may benefit from the cash flow the oil and gas industry has brought to our State - its time to recognize that we are paying for those profits. We pay for them by sacrificing our health, our clean air, our already scarce water resources. We pay for those profits through some of the highest cases of childhood asthma anywhere in the country and an average of 4 toxic waste spills every single day (over 3,000 a year). It’s time we hold these elected officials accountable and make them uphold their constitutional duties.

The state of New Mexico has ignored its constitutional duty to protect people, land, air, water, and resources from oil and gas pollution. #NMLAWS demands that the state comply and protect our environment. Learn more at nmlandairwatersacred.org

The #NMLAWS coalition is taking unprecedented legal action against the state of New Mexico to protect the Land, Air, Water, and Sacred. Support the plaintiffs in this landmark lawsuit by visiting nmlandairwatersacred.org

This morning, alongside a coalition of frontline residents and organizations, I filed a historic constitutional lawsuit against Governor Lujan-Grisham, Senate Pro Temp Stewart, House Speaker Martinez, and Secretaries of the Energy Department, Environment Department, and a handful of others for their FAILURE to protect New Mexicans from the harmful impacts of oil and gas pollution. Our argument is twofold: First, we allege the state’s permitting of oil and gas production and failing to enforce pollution laws violated its duty laid out in a 1971 amendment Article XX Section 21 of the state constitution.  Our second claim is that the state’s actions allowing more oil and gas production and failing to limit pollution discriminated against indigenous people, youth and frontline communities.  New Mexico is the second largest producer of crude oil in the nation, and seventh-largest in gas extraction. High extractions pumped billions of dollars into state coffers this past year – but that production and use of oil and gas is driving the heating of the planet. The state also feels the sharp edge of the climate crisis. Wildfires ripped across forests parched by drought, intensified by higher temperatures. Water shortages on the state’s rivers, depleted aquifers as a result of the drought lasting decades has cut into agriculture and my Pueblo traditional ways of life. Those areas are dried out, then inundated with stronger rainstorms, causing flooding. The decimation of habitats and the changing climate is driving another mass extinction.

Good morning! I’m outside the First Judicial Court in Santa Fe today for a HISTORIC announcement. More coming within the hour… @GovMLG