Climate Change

As the country weathers the current crisis, and as state and national guidelines are ever evolving to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Bureau of Land Management has charged ahead with a minimal 10-day protest period for its planned May lease sale of thousands of acres of public land in southeast New Mexico ...

The Gila National Forest is finally revising its 34-year old forest management plan. The comment period ends at midnight on April 16.

The Forest Service should keep the public comment period open until we are able to safely and effectively engage in the planning process, but they are keeping firm to that deadline.

Please submit a comment and give your input on how you would like to see Gila National Forest managed. 

We realize these times are tough, so a coalition of groups working on this have put together a recorded webinar that you can access here by entering your information. The webinar provides background on forest planning, discusses some problematic issues with the plan, and provides guidance on how to effectively ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   

Contact: Jamie Trafficanda, Western Resource Advocates, 720-763-3737, jamie@westernresources.org
Mona Blaber, Sierra Club – Rio Grande Chapter, 505-660-6905, monablaber@gmail.com 

NM Advocates Welcome PRC Unanimous Approval of Plan to Exit San Juan Generating Station

Moving forward from the coal plant and applying the Energy Transition Act will protect ratepayers, Four Corners communities, and New Mexicans’ way of life

Santa Fe, NM (April 1, 2020) – A large coalition of New Mexico community, faith, tribal, and environmental advocates today welcomed the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission’s (PRC) decision to approve Public Service Company of New Mexico’s (PNM) request to abandon or exit the San Juan Generating Station and use ...

As we all deal with the uncertainty of this difficult time for our health and economy, it is more important than ever that New Mexico stays the course on critical public health initiatives to protect our children, our air and our climate. The New Mexico Environment Department and Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department are hosting an online meeting to gather public input about methane regulations and community impacts ...