On January 16, 2026, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) posted docket materials related to the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board’s (NMEIB) February 23, 2026, rulemaking hearing on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products. The materials include clean and redline versions of a revised proposed rule. The revisions would: Exempt pesticides regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) from the reporting and prohibition...
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The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has posted frequently asked questions (FAQ) regarding New Mexico’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Protection Act labeling requirements. As reported in our October 15, 2025, memorandum, NMED petitioned New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) to adopt a proposed rule to implement the PFAS Protection Act, including labeling requirements, and EIB voted to proceed with the rulemaking during its October 24, 2025, meeting....
October 15, 2025
New Mexico Publishes Proposed Rule to Implement PFAS Protection Act, Will Hold Webinar on October 22, 2025
Following up on the New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) September 25, 2025, webinar on a labeling requirement for products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), NMED announced on October 8, 2025, that it has petitioned New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) to adopt a proposed rule to implement the PFAS Protection Act. According to NMED’s press release, the proposed rule would “implement the full scope of the PFAS Protection Act,...
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has posted a Public Involvement Plan (PIP) for implementing the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Protection Act (HB 212). Effective October 8, 2025, the PIP provides public participation opportunities and information needed for the community to engage in rulemaking, enforcement, and policy development under the Act. The PIP also identifies information about affected communities and resources needed by NMED to incorporate public participation...
April 11, 2025
New Mexico Will Phase Out Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS and Require Reporting; Exemptions Include Fluoropolymers
On April 8, 2025, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Protection Act (HB 212). Like Minnesota and Maine, New Mexico will begin phasing out certain consumer products containing intentionally added PFAS, defining PFAS as “a substance in a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.” In 2032, New Mexico will prohibit products containing intentionally added PFAS unless the use of...
January 15, 2016
EPA Proposes To Establish Minor New Source Review Requirements And To Disapprove Severable Portions
On January 11, 2016, EPA published a Proposed Rule in the Federal Register proposing to establish Minor New Source Review permitting requirements for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to disapprove severable portions of the State Implementation Plans (SIP) for Arkansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. The Minor New Source Review permitting requirements for GHG emissions will include Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting provisions for sources that are classified as major,...