Ellen Loehman

President Biden Reaffirms Investments in Clean Energy Jobs in New Mexico

Conservation Voters New Mexico applauds President Joseph Biden for visiting New Mexico and the greater Southwest to tout his climate and conservation achievements and reaffirm his administration’s commitment to a just energy transition. His visit comes ahead of the August 16th anniversary of the signing of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). He was joined by Governor Michaell Lujan Grisham, Senator Martin Heinrich, and Senator Ben Ray Luján. He was also joined by the CEO of Arcosa Wind Towers in Belen, a small town about 30 minutes south of Albuquerque, where the event was held.

Week of URGENT climate action

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.

Summer 2023 Outings

Rio Grande Sierra Club hikes and outings for July-September 2023

In the news – Chaco Canyon

June 27, 2023: T J Trout interviews Miya King Flaherty and Mario Attencio from the Torreon Chapter of the Navajo Nation about Chaco Canyon and it’s importance both culturally and environmentally on News Radio KKOB.

Electrify New Mexico!

Wondering what in the world a heat pump is, and which kinds are best for New Mexico? Want to know why waiting until the end of the year is a bad time to install solar in New Mexico? Concerned about health-harming gases in your kitchen? Want an EV, but don’t like the choices available for purchase? Use the 350NewMexico website for these and more answers.

In the news – Attorney General sues more than twenty companies for alleged environmental contamination

Camilla is interviewed on Telemundo about contamination by PFAS.

In the news – Native America Calling

June 12, 2023, Native America Calling episode on President Biden’s 20-year ban on new oil and gas leases surrounding Chaco Canyon.

Secretary Haaland Protects Chaco Canyon From Oil, Gas Drilling

In response to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s decision to prohibit new federal oil and gas leasing within 10 miles of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, members of the Greater Chaco Coalition called on the Biden administration to end all new federal fossil fuel leasing across the country. The coalition also called on the administration to do more to live up to its promises to develop a landscape-level approach for resource management in the Greater Chaco region and address the climate crisis.

In the news: Cannon Air Force Base looking to let public weigh in on contamination cleanup efforts

On May 31, KRQE News aired a news article on PFAS contamination in the Clovis area, with comments by Rio Grande Chapter Director Camilla Feibelman.

Advocates Demand “Phasing Out Fossil Fuels” As Part of Proposed BLM Public Lands Rule

As the Bureau of Land Management holds its second of three in-person public meetings to promote the Department of Interior’s proposed Public Lands Rule, New Mexicans rallied in front of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque to unfurl a 20-foot banner reading “Phase Out Federal Fossil Fuels: Biden Keep Your Promise on Public Lands and Waters” highlighting the mounting demands to address the legacy of fossil fuel sacrifice zones in New Mexico as a result of the continued fossil fuel leasing and drilling across public and ancestral tribal lands.