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# New Mexico communities win stronger air protections as environment board approves historic fee update
- URL: https://citizens-caring-for-the-future-nm.ghost.io/new-mexico-communities-win-stronger-air-protections-as-environment-board-approves-historic-fee-update/
- Published: 2026-04-13T22:08:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T22:13:54.000Z
- Author: Haley Jones

This is a huge victory for communities in the Permian & San Juan Basins, and is long overdue. We were proud to be represented as a party by WELC in this critical rulemaking.

[New Mexico communities win stronger air protections as environment board approves historic fee update - Western Environmental Law CenterToday, 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. “The Permian Basin is \[…\]![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/71/06717655-ab4f-4f9d-8695-30575a3ee5d1/content/images/icon/cropped-WELC-logo-600-1-270x270-45d799eb-ab1f-4408-9005-51bfbe33bd0a.png)Western Environmental Law CenterBrian Sweeney![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/71/06717655-ab4f-4f9d-8695-30575a3ee5d1/content/images/thumbnail/WELC-General-FB-Default-6f792045-c949-450f-af57-6c7dfc4ad339.jpg)](https://westernlaw.org/new-mexico-communities-win-stronger-air-protections-as-environment-board-approves-historic-fee-update/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUqZ49leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7%5F2f4vG533SSlI45nG2%5FITJxMxNtJmtbTY9eTXAaJixV%5Ff4rXzJLi8y38dUw%5Faem%5FkG9BLA8Ec1lUATUFSyLiEA&ref=citizens-caring-for-the-future-nm.ghost.io)