Allen Matkins’ Post

It is important to know that there is a historic and precedent-setting cumulative impacts regulation being heard in front of the Joint Albuquerque Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board this week. I am proud to say that our public interest nonprofit law center - the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, filed this regulation on behalf of the clients we represent. Our HEEI regulation represents decades of the community's tireless work and struggle for environmental justice for neighborhoods who have been most impacted by toxic emissions from polluting industries in low-income communities of color across the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. Last night, on December 4, the first day of our HEEI regulation hearing, the Albuquerque City Council voted to override both Mayoral vetoes of a councilor's bills (Dan Lewis) that would abolish the current Joint ABQ-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (AQCB) and would establish a moratorium on board action through February. Despite the Albuquerque City Council's disappointing vote discrediting and disrespecting the professionalism and expertise of the AQCB and was yet another blow to securing environmental justice for communities, the Air Quality Control Board made the powerful decision to continue the hearing. We ask our community and supporters to consider making public comment at 5:30 pm in support of our HEEI regulation that would protect overburdened communities and public health. We need everyone's support in helping us during this critical moment. Zoom link: https://lnkd.in/gR3JxUja Passcode: 009378 #environmentaljustice #cumulativeimpacts #mountainviewcoalition #airquality #democracy #publichearing #HEEI #health #environment #equity #newmexico #albuquerque #bernco #bernalillo

It is important to know that there is a historic and precedent-setting cumulative impacts regulation being heard in front of the Joint Albuquerque Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board this week. I am proud to say that our public interest nonprofit law center - the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, filed this regulation on behalf of the clients we represent. Our HEEI regulation represents decades of the community's tireless work and struggle for environmental justice for neighborhoods who have been most impacted by toxic emissions from polluting industries in low-income communities of color across the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. Last night, on December 4, the first day of our HEEI regulation hearing, the Albuquerque City Council voted to override both Mayoral vetoes of a councilor's bills (Dan Lewis) that would abolish the current Joint ABQ-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (AQCB) and would establish a moratorium on board action through February. Despite the Albuquerque City Council's disappointing vote discrediting and disrespecting the professionalism and expertise of the AQCB and was yet another blow to securing environmental justice for communities, the Air Quality Control Board made the powerful decision to continue the hearing. We ask our community and supporters to consider making public comment at 5:30 pm in support of our HEEI regulation that would protect overburdened communities and public health. Zoom link: https://lnkd.in/gR3JxUja Passcode: 009378 We need everyone's support in helping us during this critical moment. #environmentaljustice #cumulativeimpacts #mountainviewcoalition #airquality #democracy #publichearing #HEEI #health #environment #equity #newmexico #albuquerque #bernco #bernalillo

We need your help to protect access to legal action for Florida’s waterways. This vote is coming up very quickly! If you follow the link to the Tampa Bay Waterkeeper's site, there is a place that lets you write your state senator asap. The Florida Legislature is trying to strip us - conservation organizations and concerned citizens like yourself - of the power to go to court to enforce environmental laws. Senate Bill 738 and House Bill 739 (entitled ‘Environmental Management’) would require the losing party in many environmental lawsuits to pay the court costs and attorney fees of the other parties. This is an attempt by the legislature to stop groups from challenging environmentally destructive permits by threatening us with financial ruin. Bottom Line: SB 738 and HB 739 will make it harder for advocates to take polluters to court to protect the environment. #tampabaywaterkeeper #waterkeeper #holdpullutersaccountable #cleanwater #waterkeepersflorida

The Supreme Court's recent rulings in three cases have shifted the power balance between courts and federal agencies. This is likely to lead to increased litigation and may make it more challenging for the EPA to address complex environmental and public health matters. Read more below. #EPA #SupremeCourt #Environmental

Governor Gavin Newsom on September 29 signed Assembly Bill 98 into law. The bill, which faced opposition from business groups, local governments, and environmental justice advocates, forbids cities and counties from approving new warehouses or warehouse expansions unless a series of standards are met. 🔗Read more about this story and our other notable updates mentioned below in this week's California Environmental Law & Policy Update: https://lnkd.in/g54wXPEG ✔️ Newsom signs law delaying oil industry’s leak detection in communities ✔️ Martinez refinery fined $5 million for air-quality violations ✔️ Decision to reduce water flows in California’s delta sparks debate over imperiled fish #EnvironmentalUpdate #California #Environmental

With 30+ years of experience practicing environmental law, land use, zoning, and administrative law, attorney Anna Long moderated four sessions at the Florida Brownfields Association 2024 Annual Conference. Topics included PFAS considerations, a shareholder forum on contaminated site issues, and what the future holds for brownfields in Florida. Learn more about Anna: https://bit.ly/3WtinPW. #businesslaw #environmental #agribusiness #environmentalregulations

The Supreme Court's recent rulings in three cases have shifted the power balance between courts and federal agencies. This is likely to lead to increased litigation and may make it more challenging for the EPA to address complex environmental and public health matters. Read more below #EPA #SupremeCourt #Environmental

The Supreme Court's recent rulings in three cases have shifted the power balance between courts and federal agencies. This is likely to lead to increased litigation and may make it more challenging for the EPA to address complex environmental and public health matters. Read more below #EPA #SupremeCourt #Environmental

The Supreme Court's recent rulings in three cases have shifted the power balance between courts and federal agencies. This is likely to lead to increased litigation and may make it more challenging for the EPA to address complex environmental and public health matters. Read more below #EPA #SupremeCourt #Environmental

The Supreme Court's recent rulings in three cases have shifted the power balance between courts and federal agencies. This is likely to lead to increased litigation and may make it more challenging for the EPA to address complex environmental and public health matters. Read more below #EPA #SupremeCourt #Environmental