Ellen Loehman, Author at Rio Grande Chapter

State strips Rosa Parks, Malcolm X from tests

In the most recent blueprints for end of course exams, New Mexico students won’t be tested on monopolies being forced to dismantle during the early 20th century, the racial and ethnic conflict as people moved from farms to cities, or civil-rights leaders such as Rosa Parks and Malcolm X.

Public outcry puts science back in science class

By Mona Blaber, Rio Grande Chapter communications coordinator Well, that didn’t last long. In September, when the Public Education Department quietly released a proposal that removed climate change, evolution and the age of the Earth from an otherwise stellar science

Climate program reaching more kids

The partnership between Sierra Club and the Global Warming Express kids climate program is chugging along. The Global Warming Express network is expanding to include climate science programs in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Las Cruces.

Veterans’ outings flourish

The Sierra Club Military Outdoors Program is a way for active duty and former military to reconnect with each other and with the land that they fought to protect. New Mexico has a rich military tradition, as shown by the higher-than-average number of veterans at just under 10 percent, as compared to the rest of the U.S. at under 8 percent. Join us – veteran or not – on our 2018 outings.

Rio Grande Chapter’s endorsees win in Albuquerque

By Richard Barish, Central New Mexico Political chair Sierra Club-endorsed candidates Tim Keller, for Mayor, and Diane Gibson and Cynthia Borrego, for City Council, were all victorious in their respective Albuquerque election races. The mayoral race had eight candidates. Keller won

NM monuments up in air after report finally published

On December 4, President Trump visited Salt Lake City to issue a proclamation to reduce Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument by almost 50% and Bears Ears National Monument by almost 85%. The following day, Secretary Zinke issued his final report, which included recommendations for the two New Mexico National Monuments that were similar to the preliminary report, namely no boundary changes but management changes.