New Mexico & El Paso
Many of us are unsure how to communicate with climate deniers these days. There’s still one arena where we can communicate in a friendly way – on a hike or outing. We don’t lecture on the trail, but some participants bring things up and it’s appropriate to briefly address them.
Senator Ben Ray Lujan and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez reintroduced the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, which would permanently ban new federal mineral leasing within a 10-mile buffer of Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to formally reconsider the Endangerment Finding of 2009, which allows the agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
In his short time in office, President Trump has issued a flood of executive actions threatening gains in climate policy, renewable energy development, and environmental protection. These threats are especially evident in Executive Order 14154, “Unleashing American Energy.”
It has taken almost a decade of advocacy, coalition building and meetings to produce a three-part bill that covers the oversight, mission and funding needs of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
The Chapter is bringing on new grassroots activists with service learning programs in Albuquerque schools. For example, through our Land, Water and Wildlife Day and Climate Crisis Day at the Roundhouse during the legislative session.
In late August 2021, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order to protect New Mexico’s lands, watersheds, wildlife and natural heritage to help put America on the path to protecting 30 percent of our land by 2030. We check on the progress.
Weather wreaked havoc on the GWE kids’ plan to visit the Roundhouse during the 2025 legislative session. The intrepid kids from Chamisa Elementary in White Rock were able to demonstrate their concern on Climate Crisis Day.
An idea pushed for decades to better ensure New Mexico’s waters are protected awaits the Governor’s signature. SB 21 includes three mechanisms to better ensure our most precious resource is protected against pollution and degradation.
Every session begins with high hopes. And most sessions end with a sense of accomplishment. We had a heartbreaking loss and a host of accomplishments.