The New Mexico Office of the Natural Resources Trustee (ONRT) is in the preliminary stages of soliciting ideas for projects that will restore natural resources in New Mexico injured by the 2015 Gold King...
Site History: On August 5, 2015, EPA’s Superfund Removal program conducted an investigation and assessment of the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado. While excavating above the old adit, pressurized water began leaking above...
Current Office of the New Mexico Natural Resources Trustee Seeks Public Comment on Draft Cimarron Canyon Restoration Plan (February 17, 2021) New Mexico settles with mining companies responsible for 2015 Gold King Mine disaster...
Draft plan proposes projects to restore natural resources injured by 2016 Fuel Spill (Albuquerque, NM) — The New Mexico Office of the Natural Resources Trustee (ONRT) announced today that it is seeking public comment...
Spill History: On Dec. 27, 2016, a Fronk Oil tanker truck carrying petroleum products overturned in icy winter conditions on U.S. Hwy 64, releasing approximately 1,100 gallons of unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel into...
NM, Navajo Nation get $21M in Gold King Mine spill settlement (January 13, 2021) Silver City sewer project marks end of mining settlement (January 8, 2021) Restoring the River (December 31, 2020) Texas company...
Oil Pollution Act settlement brings $150,000 for resource restoration CIMARRON – New Mexico Natural Resources Trustee Maggie Hart Stebbins today announced a settlement with Texas-based Fronk Oil Company that resolves an Oil Pollution Act...
ONRT’s Tribal Liaison is the Executive Director of the agency. The Tribal Liaison coordinates and oversees agency activities that may impact New Mexico’s tribes, nations and pueblos. Additionally, the Tribal Liaison serves as an...
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December 12, 2019 Maggie Hart Stebbins Appointed Natural Resources Trustee Position is critical to restoring New Mexico’s natural resources SANTA FE — Today, the New Mexico Office of Natural Resources Trustee is pleased to...
