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Where to recycle plastic bags in Los Alamos
Chapter statement on Game Commission’s cougar, bear vote
SANTA FE, N.M. — On Aug. 27, the New Mexico Game Commission voted to approve trapping for cougars on 9 million acres of state trust land and private land throughout New Mexico. The commission also voted to increase bear-hunting quotas.
Sierra Club applauds new methane pollution standard
The Obama Administration on Aug. 18 introduced the first-ever proposed methane pollution standards for new and modified oil and gas facilities, a landmark announcement that will blunt the projected growth of methane and smog-forming pollution produced by the industry in New
Gold King Mine a reminder of importance of water protections
By Allyson Siwik, Gila Resources Information Project and Rio Grande Chapter Executive Committee & Rachel Conn, Amigos Bravos executive director Published in Albuquerque Journal Aug. 24, 2015 We have watched in horror and sadness as images of an orange, heavy-metal-laden plume
Autumn hikes and outings
PLEASE JOIN US! Sign-up is by contact with leader (phone, or email if shown). To go you’ll need to sign a waiver that the leader will provide. Dogs only allowed as noted. Trips are normally FREE (pay when carpooling) and
Water Sentinels testing and teaching
By Eric Patterson, Water Sentinels— Rios de Taos coordinator Water Sentinels-Rios de Taos were joined by new members Jon Klingel, Meg Peterson, Gaea McGahee, Cliff Collins, Jo Carey, Claire Latowsky, Jim Crowl and Julia Wilson on our first monitoring of
Thanks to Four Corners activists for a successful meeting
Our Farmington meeting on Aug. 13 to prepare for the BLM’s coal-royalty listening session drew many active, thoughtful participants and led to an overwhelming pro-reform turnout at the BLM session a week later (see article here). Because of the developments of the
Toxic threat: Gold King one of thousands of abandoned mines
Troy Wilde, Public News Service – NM FARMINGTON, N.M. – Thousands of abandoned mines in New Mexico, Colorado and other Western states pose as much of a toxic threat, or greater, as the Gold King Mine in Colorado, which leaked
PNM’s new plan for San Juan coal plant is better, but…
Dear fellow Sierran, On Aug. 13, PNM filed a new plan for the future of the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station as part of its negotiations with the Public Regulation Commission. The agreement includes some significant improvements from PNM’s previous
Taos Environmental Film Festival coming Oct. 1st & 2nd
The 2015 Taos Fall Arts Festival includes the art of film. This year the Taos Environmental Film Festival will screen a series of environmental films at the Taos Center for the Arts on Friday October 1 and October 2. Jean