NMED is primarily responsible for enacting Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s 50-Year Water Action Plan, which aims to protect New Mexico’s water supply through innovative means like utilizing the state’s vast amounts of brackish water for commercial use and identifying new technologies to help fix drinking water leaks faster. Learn more at https://www.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/New-Mexico-50-Year-WaterAction-Plan.pdf

New Mexico’s 50-Year Water Action Plan identifies water reuse as a critical solution to address our water challenges, drawing on cutting-edge technology to protect the environment and public health. Water reuse is an important strategy to supplement and prolong our existing freshwater supplies. Reusing water protects rivers and aquifers from being overdrawn and provides relief for New Mexico’s water sources in times of drought. Learn more at https://www.env.nm.gov/water-reuse/.

The New Mexico Strategic Water Supply is an innovative solution to the drastic water-related threats facing our state. Part of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s 50-Year Water Action Plan, this initiative will use an advanced market mechanism to purchase $500,000 worth of produced water from private companies. This produced water will be prioritized for industrial uses, saving our groundwater and other freshwater for drinking, cooking and everything else we use it for in our daily lives. Learn more at https://www.env.nm.gov/strategic-water-supply/

Starting in calendar year 2026, 43% of all new passenger cars and light-duty trucks shipped to New Mexico auto dealerships by national auto manufacturers must be zero emission vehicles. Similarly, beginning in calendar year 2026, 15% of all new heavy-duty trucks shipped to New Mexico by manufacturers must produce zero emissions. These percentages gradually increase over time and will ensure New Mexico has priority for the newest and cleanest vehicles for sale — as well as the benefits that come from less pollution. Learn more at https://www.env.nm.gov/climate-change-bureau/transportation/

The Clean Transportation Fuel Standard utilizes a market mechanism to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuels used for transportation. It is technology-neutral, which means it does not limit or favor any technology for accomplishing the purpose of the program. The ultimate goal of the clean fuels marketplace is to reduce the overall pollution from transportation fuels used in New Mexico and incentivize fuel producers and importers to decline their carbon footprint over time. Learn more at https://www.env.nm.gov/climate-change-bureau/clean-fuel-standard/