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Winter 2025 Outings
Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter outings for October - December 2025. We look forward to seeing you outside! ... Read More
Backroom Deal Ignores Public Safety: Oil and Gas Proposes Overturning Produced Water Prohibition
Since 2022, New Mexico Environment Department staff have worked to develop a science-based rule for reuse of treated and untreated produced water outside oil and gas operations. Produced water is a highly toxic waste generated by oil and gas production ... Read More
Big Energy Should Pay For Its Own Messes
New Mexico is rich in oil and gas. With that wealth comes a mess – literally. The state is home to more than 60,000 wells that will eventually need to be plugged to prevent methane leaks, groundwater contamination and long-term environmental degradation that place New Mexicans’ climate and health at risk ... Read More
Trump Rollback of “Endangerment Finding” puts New Mexicans at Risk
In a direct assault on the movement to mitigate the climate crisis, the Trump administration will formally propose a plan to rescind the EPA’s longstanding greenhouse gas endangerment finding ... Read More