New Mexico & El Paso
Public meetings for Advanced Clean Cars II and Clean Trucks: Santa Fe Tuesday, Sept. 19: 4:30-6:30 pm, Southside Library, Santa Fe, 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87507, public notice Online Oct. 4: 4:30-6:30 pm, Online, Registration, public notice Albuquerque
BY NM CLEAN AIR COALITION Update! Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on July 3 announced that her administration would propose Clean Cars and Trucks rules this month to the Environmental Improvement Board. The administration filed the petition on Friday, July 7.
For immediate release: July 6, 2023 **See live updates of our press release here. On Thursday, the New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed the Public Regulation Commission’s order denying PNM’s application to transfer its interest in the coal-fired Four Corners Power
By Carol P. Chamberland, Central New Mexico Zero Waste Recently a friend sent me a disturbing chart on the decomposition rates of various types of garbage. I looked further into the matter and found it’s worse than I thought. Way worse. America
For immediate release: May 9, 2023 Despite New Mexico’s recent passage of a law prohibiting the storage of high-level nuclear waste here, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday issued a license to Holtec International to store the entirety of
On April 7, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vetoed every remaining significant climate-protecting measure the Legislature passed in 2023: HB412/SB22, HB32, SB173, SB45, and HB67.
SB53 bans the storage or disposal of high-level nuclear waste in New Mexico under most circumstances. It passed the House on March 17, the last full day of the session, and was signed by the governor the same night! Congratulations and thank you to everyone who called your representatives and senators to encourage passage of this important law!
For immediate release: March 7, 2023 In response to passage of House Taxation and Revenue’s passage of HB547 on Monday, the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter’s Camilla Feibelman issued the following statement: The Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter is grateful
For immediate release: Feb. 23, 2023 Advisory: Climate Justice Day rally moved outside Roundhouse today to accommodate COVID concerns Today, New Mexico environmental and community groups will join legislators to call attention to important legislation protecting our climate and opening
By Luis Guerrero, Rio Grande Chapter legislative and political organizer This year is a “long” 60-day New Mexico legislative session starting Jan. 17, and there will be many exciting opportunities for Sierra Club members to provide input and participate (sometimes