By Robert Moss, Eco El Paso board member El Paso is again “The Sun City,” but it now has an opportunity to be “SolSmart” too. In a surprising settlement of its rate case in Texas, El Paso Electric in
Victory: El Paso Electric revokes anti-solar plan
Coalition renews Big Bend International Park campaign
By Rick LoBello, El Paso Group Executive Committee The El Paso Sierra Club Group and the Greater Big Bend Coalition are petitioning U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and President Obama to establish an international park
Steering out thoughts toward ravens, wrens and trees
By Mary Katherine Ray, Chapter Wildlife chair The challenges to nature are daunting. The climate is changing. There are forces at work trying to sow doubt about the worldwide physical evidence that humans are causing these changes or, if we
Three things you can do to stop trapping
Trapping wildlife is a relic of a time when species were extirpated to supply fashion across the world. It is long past time for the state to ban trapping.
BLM planning smaller Chaco lease auction
By Miya King-Flaherty Chapter Public Lands fellow Despite a recent explosion that destroyed thirty-six storage tanks on July 11 in Nageezi, N.M., the Bureau of Land Management’s Farmington Field Office continues to lease lands and approve drilling permits. The BLM’s
NASA study shows methane sources in Four Corners
By Miya King-Flaherty, Chapter Public Lands fellow On August 15, NASA released a report that affirms what we already know about the infamous 2,500-square mile methane cloud that hovers over the Four Corners area. Throughout oil and gas operations, methane
Volunteers monitoring dairies
By John Buchser, Rio Grande Chapter Water Chair The Rio Grande Chapter is helping to protect the aquifers of New Mexico by monitoring quarterly reports from 13 dairies we suspect are polluting our groundwater. Dairies produce large amounts of waste
Former NMED Chief heads to Oil and Gas
By Susan Martin, Chapter Executive Committee In August, New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn announced he was stepping down. In September, he was named New Mexico Oil and Gas Association executive director. A recent Santa Fe New Mexican article about the Martinez
Albuquerque passes solar initiative
By Mona Blaber, Chapter Communications Director At the end of September, the Albuquerque City Council unanimously set a goal to get 25 percent of electricity at the city’s facilities from solar energy by 2025. Achieving this goal will help make
PNM gets (some of) what it wants
By Mona Blaber, Rio Grande Chapter communications director On September 28, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission voted on the contentious PNM rate case, with good news and bad news for ratepayers and the climate. PNM, the electric utility serving