New Mexico proposes changes for dealing with polluters

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico regulators are proposing changes to a policy that governs civil penalties levied against certain polluters and how those fines can be used to benefit local communities.
The state Environment Department wants to clarify the decades-old policy to ensure the money goes directly to projects in communities most affected by the pollution.
New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn says that didn’t always happen in the past and the proposed changes are m