Sierra Club’s Rio Grande Chapter Applauds Sen. Heinrich’s Opposition to Trump’s BLM Nomination, Steve Pearce

Sierra Club’s Rio Grande Chapter Applauds Sen. Heinrich’s Opposition to Trump’s BLM Nomination, Steve Pearce
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a vote on Donald Trump’s nomination of Steve Pearce to run the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), ranking member of the Committee, voted against advancing his nomination, ... Read More

Move to Revoke Chaco Buffer Zone

Move to Revoke Chaco Buffer Zone
On Oct. 30, the Bureau of Land Management sent notification to tribal governments that it would begin the process of revoking the buffer ... Read More

Club priorities for 2026 Legislature. Rio Grande Chapter plans to make the most of session by focusing on climate action durability.

Club priorities for 2026 Legislature. Rio Grande Chapter plans to make the most of session by focusing on climate action durability.
The upcoming year and its 30-day legislative sessionh will be last for Governor Luján Grisham. This administration, legislature and grassroots supporters have achieved so much, from decriminalizing abortion to establishing free pre-K, all while stabilizing impacts from the boom-and-bust fossil ... Read More

Big Oil loses produced water bid. Commission vacates its decision to rehear fracking wastewater discharge case on rulemaking

D. Reed Eckhardt
Editor, The Rio Grande Sierran
dreed1969@msn.com After more than two hours of impassioned public comment, the Water Control Commission  reversed its earlier decision to begin rulemaking aimed at nullifying a ban on the discharge of toxic oil ... Read More