Healthy Climate New Mexico
Health Professionals for Climate Action
Healthy Climate NM's vision is a healthy, equitable, sustainable future for all New Mexicans.
Healthy Climate NM's mission is to mobilize New Mexico healthcare and public health professionals to advocate for climate solutions that protect health and promote equity.
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Santa Fe New Mexican: Access to cooling is a necessity, not a luxury
My View Sara Becker and Ashten Duncan
August 1, 2026
While extreme heat poses risks to everyone, its consequences are not felt equally: Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness are disproportionately more susceptible to heat-related illnesses due to often unavoidable environmental exposures.
Source New Mexico: New Mexico environment officials propose another delay on heat safety protections for workers
July 31, 2026
Environmental advocates lamented NMED’s latest filing and pointed to the region’s recent bout of triple-digit temperatures as evidence that workers need heat-related protections as soon as possible.
“Regardless of whether a job is in the field or the classroom, heat has the same impacts on the human body. All workers need protections,” Healthy Climate New Mexico Senior Program Consultant Shelley Mann-Lev said in a statement.
Santa Fe New Mexican: Earth, Wind and Fire: Environmental groups urge action on workplace heat rule
July 29, 2026
On Monday a coalition of environmental groups in support of the rule lamented the delay, noting increasing and more frequent record-setting high temperatures in the state, and urged action.
“With heat growing stronger every year in our state, ensuring our workers are safe in the workplace is paramount,” Shelley Mann-Lev with Healthy Climate New Mexico said in a statement. “The research is clear: a science-based heat standard saves lives and protects health."
Santa Fe New Mexican: It's getting hotter: Here's what we must do
Nathaniel Matthews-Trigg
March 8, 2026
It’s official — according to researchers at University of New Mexico, this winter was the warmest November-to-January period in at least 131 years. This isn’t a pleasant anomaly. It’s the canary in the coal mine. New Mexico is getting hotter and drier — and we are not prepared. But we could be.
Santa Fe New Mexican: Make 2026 count for the climate
MY VIEW Nathaniel Matthews-Trigg
January 3, 2026
As the unsual heat contines across the South West, we are committed to supporting health professionals across the state to take action.
Santa Fe New Mexican: Watch forum for candidates’ views on climate change
MY VIEW PAUL CHARLTON
DECEMBER 12, 2025
Healthy Climate NM Board Chair, Paul Charlton shares HCNM’s position on the critical need for the 2025 Candidate Forum we hosted on December 4th. The health impacts of climate change are not a partisan issue. New Mexicans deserve leaders willing to engage with factual evidence and propose real solutions to the climate related challenges facing our state.
Source New Mexico: Lone candidate for New Mexico governor attends climate-focused town hall
Representatives for six Democratic candidates attended event, but no Republicans
December 5, 2025
Check out this article from Senior Reporter, Joshua Bowling, which succinctly captures candidates’ views on timely climate change issues threatening New Mexicans’ health and what they plan to do about it should they be elected to the Governor’s office.
New Mexico communities win stronger air protections as environment board approves historic fee update
April 13, 2026
Today, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)’s Environmental Improvement Board approved a landmark update to its air quality permit fee structure that increases essential funding for inspections, monitoring, and enforcement. These changes will help deliver stronger protections to frontline communities who need them the most without creating additional burdens to taxpayers.
A Mysterious Data Company Came to Town With a $165 Billion Idea
DECEMBER 07, 2025
Thirsty data centers are in the middle of national discussions about the future of technology and what that means for water conservation and greenhouse gas emissions. Project Jupiter is just one of hundreds of such projects, and in the Borderlands, New Mexican social justice advocates are demanding accountability from mega-tech billionaires coming to town.
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