Speaking to the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce on
Wednesday, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said she was "clearly
concerned" about the policy and thought the state should receive
an exemption because of its efforts to tackle climate change.
"Create a program that gives credit to states that are well
beyond where the federal government and other states are in
terms of climate change initiatives, cleaning up the
environment, curbing carbon emissions and having an all of the
above energy effort," Lujan Grisham told the virtual meeting.
"You do that, (and) New Mexico's going to get an exemption, a
waiver," she said.
She said her staff met with officials at the Department of
Interior to discuss this recently. The Department would not
comment on the governor's remarks.
(Reporting by Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici; Editing by
Sonya Hepinstall; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)
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