Overview

• Governor Samuel García issued an August 3 decree making the Environmental Division permanent and uniting ten state bodies under a single command
• The initial field deployment includes 300 Fuerza Civil officers, more than 120 vehicles and 20 Procuraduría Ambiental units supported by rapid-response brigades
• Under Article 44 of the 2022 constitution the division can impose green taxes, suspend or close facilities and pursue criminal charges—including jail terms—for polluters and arsonists
• The division will work with Pemex to install emissions filters at the Cadereyta refinery and regulate some 30,000 companies discharging waste and oils into sewer and water systems
• Governor García expects the unified environmental force to drive improvements in security, mobility and air quality across Nuevo León