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Speak up for Advanced Clean Cars and Trucks in New Mexico!
Public meetings for Advanced Clean Cars II and Clean Trucks: Santa Fe Tuesday, Sept. 19: 4:30-6:30 pm, Southside Library, Santa Fe, 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87507, public notice Online Oct. 4: 4:30-6:30 pm, Online, Registration, public notice Albuquerque Oct. 16: 4:30-6:30 pm, Community Meeting Room, Albuquerque International District Public Library, 7601 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, public notice The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board and Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board will hold joint hearings to decide on adoption the rules Nov. 13-15 in Albuquerque., public notice On July 3, Gov. Lujan Grisham proposed Advanced Clean Car ... Read More
Hiring: Chapter Climate Organizer & Chapter Coordinator
Our Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, representing over 35,000 members and supporters in New Mexico and West Texas, is hiring for two positions: chapter coordinator and climate organizer ... Read More
Energy Transition Act Delivers $115 Million Back to PNM Customers
PNM agreed today to deliver $115 million back to PNM customers in a settlement agreement with advocacy groups. These savings come from switching from expensive coal to solar with battery storage and from expected savings from Energy Transition Act bonds. PNM should have issued bonds when the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station closed in September. The bonds were meant to refinance PNM’s previous investments in the plant that customers would otherwise still have to pay off after the plant was no longer producing electricity ... Read More
As we leave summer behind (and hopefully the heat) we find ourselves with an array of actions to help do our part to curb the intensity of climate change that is so ever present in our lives ... Read More
Clean Cars, Trucks standards save lives, money
BY NM CLEAN AIR COALITION Update! Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on July 3 announced that her administration would propose Clean Cars and Trucks rules this month to the Environmental Improvement Board. The administration filed the petition on Friday, July 7. A broad coalition of New Mexico climate, environmental-justice and business groups is advocating for the state to adopt Advanced Clean Cars and Trucks standards by the end of 2023 to save lives and money and create climate solutions in New Mexico.The standards would limit air pollution from vehicle tailpipes and require auto and truck manufacturers to deliver an increasing number ... Read More