New Mex. police shooting prompts US Supreme Court to OK more suits against police

Published March 26th, 2021 at 7:38 am

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New Mexico is making big news today on two big fronts.

First, the US Supreme Court, in a decision involving a New Mexico State Police officer who shot a woman fleeing from a traffic stop, opened the door for more suits against law enforcement nationwide. Read what happened and how this New Mexico case could change use of force training and practices for agencies across the country.

In Decision on New Mexico Police Shooting, Supreme Court OK’s More Suits Against Police Nationwide

March 26, 2021

By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is siding with a […]

Second, the Four Corners region is home to the world’s largest methane hotspot (it’s the size of the state of Delaware). That discovery in 2014 prompted Michelle Lujan Grisham to promise to take action if she was elected governor. She made good on that promise yesterday when a state board took final action implementing what is described as one of the most aggressive methane plans

New Mexico Adopts Rules to Curb Methane Emissions From Oil Industry

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press. Associated Press (AP) — New Mexico oil and gas […]

The Paper.’s environment reporter, Gwynne Ann Unruh, has been following New Mexico’s efforts to curb methane emissions. Read more from our archives here:

Put a Mask on Methane | The Paper | By Gwynne Ann Unruh, Dec. 22, 2020. The New Mexico Climate Change Task Force’s second annual report released in October showed a […]
Governor Takes On Methane Menace | The Paper | By Gwynne Ann Unruh, Nov. 3, 2020. Flexing Enforcement Muscles On Oil and Gas Black Gold is running out, and the oil […]

In Congress, Trinity Site downwinders, Navajo uranium miners and residents of atomic testing sites across the west and Pacific islands are renewing their push for compensation from the US government. As Congressman, Ben Ray Lujan helped pass the first legislation apologizing for those tests. Now a senator, he’s pushing forward for even more.

Trinity Test Downwinders, Navajo Uranium Miners Renew Push For US Payout Over Atomic Age

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In the desert northeast of […]

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