Albuquerque – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Environment Department announced today efforts to “crack down” on the state’s energy industry. In the announcement, Lujan Grisham’s Environment Secretary bragged how they had already imposed “record fines” on New Mexico’s energy workers at the same time working families are paying higher gas prices than last year. Additionally, New Mexicans are paying over 58 percent more for gasoline than when Governor Lujan Grisham took office.

“It’s clear Governor Lujan Grisham’s Environment Department is more concerned with getting money than getting things right,” said Larry Behrens, Communications Director for Power The Future. “These moves will do nothing but raise prices further and it’s despicable for Secretary Kenney to brag about record fines while he takes in massive raises in his own salary. New Mexico’s energy industry already provides billions to Santa Fe but it’s clear the Lujan Grisham administration has an insatiable appetite for more money.”