The Sierra Club will oppose SB47, PNM’s “securitization” bill for retiring San Juan Generating Station, tomorrow in the Senate Conservation Committee. Read our analysis.
Workshop to train citizens to lobby like the pros
The 30-day budget-focused session will be shorter but still feature promising environmental legislation you can help foster (and damaging legislation you can prevent!). Join us and state Sen. Liz Stefanics for a citizen lobbying workshop at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the Santa Fe Southside Library. Learn about priority bills likely to appear and find out how you can make your voice heard at the Legislature.
Response to delay of health-protecting methane safeguards
For immediate release: Thursday, December 7, 2017 Contact: Camilla Feibelman, camilla.feibelman@sierraclub.org BLM Finalizes Methane Rule Delay Thursday, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke finalized his delay of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Methane and Waste Prevention rule until January 2019. The
Chapter Executive Committee candidate statements
Four candidates are running for three open spots on the Rio Grande Chapter Executive Committee. Candidate statements are below. Voting in the Chapter election is for Sierra Club members only. If you are a member, you can vote here. Ballots
New Mexicans pack hearing to defend science education
For immediate release: Monday, Oct. 16 Photos will be added here 500 New Mexicans spoke Monday in opposition to the New Mexico Public Education Department’s removal of references to climate change and the age of the Earth from its proposed public-school
Sandoval officials side with Big Oil and Gas over residents
For immediate release: Sept. 14, 2017 Last week, the Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 3-2 to recommend an oil and gas ordinance that would bypass public input and endanger drinking water. But there’s still time to stop it.
Zinke recommends shrinking protections for public lands
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday, Aug. 25, issued a report to President Trump containing recommendations on possibly shrinking recently designated national monuments. The contents of the report have not been released, though a Zinke statement indicates some protections will
Huge victory: Senate majority refuses to revoke climate-saving methane rule
For immediate release: May 10, 2017 Contact: Mona Blaber, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter communications, 505-660-5905, monablaber@gmail.com Today, every Senate Democrat and three Republicans voted down a procedural vote that would have paved the way for revoking a Bureau
Sierra Club statement on PNM early coal exit
For immediate release: April 21, 2017 In response to PNM’s proposal to eliminate coal from its energy portfolio by 2031, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter Director Camilla Feibelman released the following statement: “PNM’s announcement that early retirement of San Juan
Legislative update as New Mexico session nears end
Here’s your update on New Mexico environmental legislation for Friday, March 17 (the 2017 session ends Saturday): SB81, Sen. Mimi Stewart’s bill to thwart wildlife trafficking, passed the House late last night and now goes to the governor’s desk. Thanks