Santa Fe – The New Mexico Environment Department will offer two additional public involvement meetings in January, in Gallup and Grants, in order to share information, answer questions and receive initial public input on the options available for developing a State Plan in response to EPA's Clean Power Plan. EPA's Clean Power Plan sets requirements for certain electric generators to lower carbon dioxide emissions. States are then required to develop a plan to ensure that these federal requirements are met.
The meetings include a brief introduction to the Clean Power Plan, followed by the opportunity for interested citizens to provide input to the New Mexico Environment Department and to ask questions regarding the final rule. Oral and written comments and questions will be accepted and can be sent in advance, if desired, to: NMENV-NMCPP@state.nm.us. Basic information about the Clean Power Plan will be provided and is also available at: http://www.env.nm.gov/aqb/CPP.htm
Who: New Mexico Environment Department, Clean Power Plan Team
What: Public Involvement on EPA's Clean Power Plan Requirements for New Mexico
When and Where:
- 5 - 7 p.m. Monday, January 11, Octavia Fellin Public Library meeting room, 115 W. Hill Ave., Gallup, New Mexico 505-863-1291
- 12 – 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 12, New Mexico State University – Grants, Multi-purpose room #007, 1500 N. Third Street, Grants, New Mexico 505-287-6625
Please contact Cindy Hollenberg, New Mexico Environment Department, at 505-476-4356 to RSVP or for further information. Visit: http://www.env.nm.gov/aqb/CPP.htm for information on the Clean Power Plan and ways to participate in the process of developing a State Plan.
The Clean Power Plan Team includes staff from the New Mexico Environment Department, The City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, the New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department, and the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.