Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter outings for January – March 2026. We look forward to seeing you outside!
Winter 2026 Outings
Senate Republicans Block Methane Protections, Leaving NM Exposed to Texas Pollution
Senate Republicans voted against a resolution that would have stopped the Trump administration from delaying critical methane pollution standards — a decision that leaves New Mexico vulnerable to pollution from Texas’ unregulated oil and gas fields.
Greater Chaco Coalition Condemns Further Sacrifice
Response to BLM letter sent to Tribal governments, stating the BLM would initiate a process to revoke an administrative mineral withdrawal for future oil and gas drilling within a 10-mile buffer around Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
Hotter Temperatures, Higher Costs: Experts Warn Lawmakers of the Rising Price of a Warming New Mexico
At the Water and Natural Resources Interim Committee hearing in Santa Fe, scientists, economists, and policy leaders told lawmakers that New Mexico is paying a steep price for rising temperatures from higher insurance premiums and shrinking water supplies to the mounting costs of rebuilding after fires and floods.
New Mexico water commission vacates tainted decision to hear oil and gas fracking waste discharge rulemaking
The Water Quality Control Commission met to consider water watchdogs’ motions to disqualify commissioners who may have voted under duress from the governor’s office to advance an oil and gas industry-written rule allowing discharge of toxic oil and gas wastewater in New Mexico.
New Mexicans Demand Stronger Oil & Gas Cleanup Rules
On October 23, advocacy groups and community members delivered 890 signatures and comments to the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission (OCC) in support of proposed rule changes to modernize outdated oil and gas bonding and cleanup requirements.
Winter 2025 Outings
Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter outings for October – December 2025. We look forward to seeing you outside!
2025 Municipal Elections – Santa Fe & Las Cruces
Rio Grande Chapter endorsements for 2025 municipal elections in Santa Fe and Las Cruces. There are no state-wide races.
2025 Municipal Elections – Albuquerque
Rio Grande Chapter endorsements for 2025 municipal elections in Albuquerque. There are no state-wide races.
Holtec Abandons Proposal to Store the Nation’s High Level Nuclear Waste in New Mexico
Holtec has announced that it would no longer pursue its proposal to store the nation’s high-level nuclear waste in New Mexico.