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New Mexico adopts Clean Cars and Trucks!
For immediate release: Nov. 16, 2023 After four long days of hearings, New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board and Albuquerque-Bernalillo Air Quality Control Board voted to adopt Clean Cars II standards through 2032, as well as Clean Trucks and Heavy-Duty Omnibus Standards, after 9 p.m. Thursday. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 16, 2023 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A broad coalition of state climate, environmental justice, and business groups known as New Mexico Clean Air welcomed the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board and the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board adopting the Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Trucks, and Heavy-Duty Low NOx standards ... Read More
Science is missing from the bear and cougar proposals
In late spring 2023, New Mexico Game and Fish opened the bear and cougar hunting rules for review as it does every 4 years. The public was invited to provide comments. But the agency only provided a document totaling 1.5 pages that encompassed statements about its proposed black bear (Ursus americanus) and cougar (Puma concolor) rule changes with no specifics about what was being proposed. A few more pages were provided in August with a little more detail about the proposals but very little about the justifications for those proposals. The public has little information about the studies NMDGF relies ... Read More
Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter’s Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected and used from information you provide on our website, riograndesierraclub.org, and any associated applications, as owned and operated by Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter (“we” or “us”). By using riograndesierraclub.org and its related services, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, as it may be amended from time to time in the future. Personal Information Collected We may collect the following personal information from you:
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Advanced Clean Cars and Trucks in New Mexico
On July 3, Gov. Lujan Grisham proposed Advanced Clean Car II and Advanced Clean Trucks standards. The proposal requires 82% of new cars sold in New Mexico by 2032 to have zero emissions. Clean Trucks would require an increasing percentage of medium- and heavy-duty trucks be electric. If adopted, Clean Cars and Trucks would go into effect starting with the 2027 model year. The New Mexico Environment Department is holding meetings to hear from the public ... Read More
Since New Mexico has adopted Clean Cars II and Clean Trucks, two more states have joined — New Jersey and now Delaware! That makes 12 states committed to saving lives, money and the liveability of our climate. #nmpol #NMCleanCars #CleanCars 🚗
Thank you President Biden for the LANDMARK EPA CLIMATE RULE announced today at the UN Summit in Dubai. It was a long time in the making and its roots were here in the San Juan Basin of Colorado & New Mexico. https://unfccc-events.azureedge.net/COP28_96293/agenda @WestLeaders @vivarioarriba @Elise4BoCo
"The 1.5-degree limit is only possible if we ultimately stop burning all fossil fuels.
Not reduce.
Not abate.
Phaseout."
@UN Secretary General @antonioguterres | #COP28
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