New Mexico & El Paso
Santa Fe County Commission Endorsements: Miguel Chavez, Ed Moreno Residents of Santa Fe County Commission District 2 are fortunate to be represented by Miguel Chavez, who has been a stalwart in his work to make the county’s new Sustainable Land
Bernalillo County Commission: Adrian Pedroza Adrian Pedroza was until recently the Executive Director of Partnership for Community Action, advocating for education, economic, immigration, and civil-rights issues, as well as working with Southwest Organizing Project on environmental justice advocacy. He has
Endorsement: Jim Tolbert (Update: Jim won!) By Laurence Gibson, El Paso Group chair El Paso Group Sierra Club Vice Chair Jim Tolbert is running to fill the unexpired term of Larry Romero, who resigned earlier this year, in the city
District 17: Mimi Stewart The Sierra Club is once again very pleased to be able to endorse Sen. Mimi Stewart in her legislative race. No one has been a stronger advocate for the environment or a more reliable environmental vote
District 5: Doreen Johnson Doreen Wonda Johnson didn’t take long to make a positive impression on the New Mexico Legislature. A native of Crownpoint, Johnson has become an environmental champion in her first two years in this San Juan-McKinley county
For Immediate Release: May 17, 2016 Contact: Camilla Feibelman, 505-715-8388, camilla.feibelman@sierraclub.org Albuquerque, NM – New Mexicans from around the state gathered at PNM’s Albuquerque headquarters and at the PNM shareholder meeting in Lewistown, Texas, Tuesday to protest a 15.8% PNM rate increase
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2016 Contacts: Camilla Feibelman, 505-715-8388, camilla.feibelman@sierraclub.org Mike Eisenfeld, 505-360-8994, mike@sanjuancitizens.org Joan Brown, 505-266-6966, joankansas@swcp.com Molly Sanders, 505-554-4115, molly@cvnm.org Tom Singer, 505-231-1070, singer@westernlaw.org JOINT STATEMENT FROM NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Albuquerque, NM – Today, the
By Mona Blaber, Rio Grande Chapter communications coordinator Last year, PNM proposed a 187-megawatt natural-gas plant as part of its replacement for the power lost when it shuts two units of coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in 2017. PNM issued
By Mona Blaber, Chapter communications coordinator We all know utility rate cases can make a big impact on our pocketbooks. But from the lifespan of San Juan coal plant to rooftop solar, the PNM rate case being decided now will have
By Mona Blaber El Paso Electric’s proposed rate increase for El Paso customers is moving forward to administrative-law judges and the Texas Public Utilities Commission after a non-unanimous settlement with the city of El Paso, which had rejected the company’s