Opponents of a U.S. Air Force plan to expand its flyover zone over the Gila National Forest will likely wait months longer for a draft environmental statement.
Environmental Report On USAF Flight Expansion Over Gila Delayed
Community, Tribal, and Faith Leaders Protest DOI Royalty Policy Committee in Albuquerque
Community, religious, and Tribal leaders rallied in Albuquerque June 6 outside of the Interior Department’s industry-packed Royalty Policy Committee meeting to protest further attempts to reduce royalty rates for extraction of fossil fuels on public lands and the Trump Administration’s prioritization of industry voices over the public good.
Happy Birthday Excursiones!
Excursiones a la Naturaleza de Nuevo Mexico is a year old, and we will be celebrating later this month with a Dia de Campo!
Rally for Public Lands – Wednesday, June 6
The industry loaded Dept. of Interior Royalty Policy Committee is meeting in Albuquerque on Wednesday, June 6th. This will be an important opportunity to highlight the impacts of BLM’s leasing of public lands and the impacts on our communities and chaco, but also to raise this national issue of private companies raking in profits on our public lands. Join us!
First Friday Arts – June 2018
Please join the Sierra Club in welcoming back Eliza Schmid for our June 2018 First Friday art opening. The show will be primarily egg tempera paintings, both landscapes and scenes with humorous content.
Bosquitos outings – Spring 2018
Our next gathering will be at Open Space on June 2. In a very peaceful and beautiful setting, come learn about all things bees and become a temporary member of the Council of All Beings.
Comments: NM VW Trust Fund
The Rio Grande Sierra Club submitted comments to the NM Environment Department urging them to use our share of the VW settlement to reduce NOx pollution by supporting electric vehicles.
Learn. Dream. Do. Inspire. Kids Change the World.
The Global Warming Express, the award-winning, By Kids/For Kids climate science, arts and advocacy program for elementary school kids in New Mexico, is looking for 7 new, after-school mentors for the 2018/19 school year.
Endorsements for the 2018 New Mexico primary
The Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club has endorsements for the New Mexico 2018 primary.
SE New Mexico businesspeople voice concerns about storage site
“We don’t want it,” say local businesspeople concerned about radioactive-waste impacts of proposed SE New Mexico nuclear storage site. Read the 4/30/2018 press release.