New Mexico & El Paso
Mark Allison, Executive Director, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance A broad-based coalition of conservationists, sportsmen, businesses and pueblos continues to build public support for protecting 120,000 acres of roadless areas adjacent to the existing Pecos Wilderness. This citizen proposal seeks to
Martin Heinrich, NM Senator In the Southwest, water is the lifeblood of our economy and culture. Access to adequate clean and affordable water means that our cities can bustle with activity, our farmers can grow local food, and our rivers
For Immediate Release May 4, 2016 Citizen Groups Challenge Fracking in Santa Fe National Forest Legal Push Part of Broader Effort to Safeguard Greater Chaco from Oil and Gas Industry Contacts: Kyle Tisdel, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-613-8050, tisdel@westernlaw.org Samantha
By Mona Blaber The battle between the citizens of Sandoval County and oil and gas developers has seen many twists and turns in the past three months. The county’s Planning and Zoning Commission initially appeared prepared to recommend to the
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 25th, 2016 Contact: Camilla Feibelman, Sierra Club, Camilla.feibelman@sierraclub.org, 505.715.8388 Matt Ross, City of Santa Fe, mross@ci.santa-fe.nm.us, 505.795.4169 New Mexico Elected Officials Call For Reduction of Methane Pollution 68 Mayors and County Commissioners Sign Letter in
PNM has moved its annual shareholder’s meeting from its Albuquerque Headquarters to the small town of Lewisville, TX. Why? To make it harder for shareholders who want to make a difference for the climate and our communities to attend. Come
May 8 – Bosque Exploratory Hike Sunday May 8, 1:30 to 3:30. Call for directions. This outing will explore a little-visited part of the Bosque around the outfall of the South Diversion Channel, south of Rio Bravo. This is often a
Robert Tohe, senior representative for Sierra Club’s Our Wild America, is organizing a tour of the greater Chaco Canyon and outliers. The purpose of the trip is to call national attention to the ongoing impacts of oil and gas to
By Richard Barish, Central Group Bosque Issues chair Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry has disregarded his agreement on a process for public involvement in Bosque decisions in order to rush through plans to extend the developed Bosque trail this winter for
The Water Sentinels Rios de Taos are kicking off the 2016 water-monitoring season with a planning and training meeting in late May. We are also interested in monitoring other parts of New Mexico outside Taos County. If you have a concern about a possibly