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In an exciting stroke of the pen, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced this week that New Mexico will join the U.S. Climate Alliance, adding New Mexico to the growing list of states pledging to embrace the necessary and ambitious goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. We were honored to stand near the governor as she

We are thrilled to report that the newly appointed members of New Mexico’s Oil Conservation Commission have voted to suspend and rehear their recent order that would have doubled the number of gas wells in San Juan and Rio Arriba counties.

“With new leadership in the state house, comes new opportunity to makes real gains for our state,” said CAVU’s Executive Director, Jordan Vaughan Smith. “In her inauguration speech, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signaled her intention to move forward with a methane mitigation rule to protect New Mexico’s public health, climate and economy. Now is the time to double-down on our commitment to making a better future for New Mexico by adding capacity to our organization with these accomplished professionals who will help us do just that.”

Recently CAVU launched its Methane Matters campaign to create awareness and gather public input on New Mexico’s HUGE methane problem.

“We are placed in a role not merely of dominance over but in dependence upon the natural world, serving in sacred stewardship.” 
—Reverend Andrew Black

As CAVU works to tell the multifaceted story of oil and gas in New Mexico, the Unearthed Initiative continues to grow in viewership and partnership across the West. Citizens throughout the West are noticing parallels between New Mexico’s story and that of Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana and others.  Though it is hard to measure the