Legislative roundup, Jan. 26, 2024
The governor's plan to conserve at least 30% of all lands in New Mexico by 2030 would face a major roadblock under two GOP bills.
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The governor's plan to conserve at least 30% of all lands in New Mexico by 2030 would face a major roadblock under two GOP bills.
Just three years after the New Mexico Healthy Soil Act was approved by lawmakers, the Land of Enchantment is boasting more "soil health champions" than any other state.
The 2022 Olympic Games are scheduled to open in Beijing later this week, but new research found unless world leaders make significant progress toward mitigating climate change, they could be the last Winter Games. The report showed in most parts of the world, including Colorado and the American West, winter-sports venues said the natural snowfalls they depend on to operate are no longer reliable. The Beijing Games will be the first ever produced with 100% artificial snow. ...
A bill to require big corporations to be transparent about their own carbon footprint needs a vote in the California Senate by the legislative deadline on Monday, or it will die. Senate Bill 260 would require U.S.-based corporations that do business in California and make more than $1 billion a year in revenue to disclose their full greenhouse-gas emissions to the state. Melissa Romero, legislative affairs manager at California Environmental Voters, said the data is necessary to fight global warming "because we can't really have a serious conversation about reducing carbon emissions...
Beth Pratt, who wears a mountain lion tattoo on her left arm, helped to raise $87 million for a cougar crossing over the 101 Freeway.