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State Environmental Improvement Board Classifies Greenhouse Gas Emissions as Pollutants

By Evan Woodward

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Las Cruces, NM – A decision reached Monday by the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board concluded that greenhouse gas emissions qualify as pollutants under state law and are subject to regulation. As KRWG's Evan Woodward reports, the decision is being hailed by Environment Department Secretary Ron Curry as historic.