Independent study says Prop K is economically feasible, would create jobs and have little to no ratepayer impact
In April 2023, researchers published a report looking at the technical and economic feasibility of Proposition K, the El Paso ballot initiative that would reduce climate pollution in the city and includes goals for increasing renewable energy on El Pasoans’ electricity grid ...
Rejection of climate measures is bad news for a livable climate
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 ...
Sierra Club El Paso Group statement on Castner Range designation as National Monument
On March 21, President Biden announced the designation of Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada and Castner Range in Texas as the country’s newest national monuments. The designation provides permanent protection for roughly 514,000 acres of Nevada and Texas landscapes ...
Bridge to the Ancestors Walk - Permian Basin to TX Gulf Coast
March 25-April 1, the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas (Esto’k Gna) is holding a youth-led, week-long run and walk from the Permian Basin to the Rio Grande Valley to bring awareness to the harmful, exploitative and unjust impacts of extractive industries on their sacred lands. The event, titled Bridge to the Ancestors, will start with an opening ceremony on March 24th at Monahans Sandhills State Park in Monahans, TX. Over the next 10 days, tribal members will visit eight communities, culminating in a celebration on April 2 in Port Isabel, Texas ...
SB53: Banning Storage of High-Level Nuclear Waste
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! ...
Climate Justice rally at Roundhouse moved outdoors

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 doors to thriving communities. Because of an apparent increase in COVID cases at the Roundhouse, the 1 p.m. rally will now be held outside, and some tables will be staged outside, but those who feel comfortable going inside will also learn how to lobby their legislators, get support in finding and connecting with them, and speak at committee hearings.  

Agenda: 

9 a.m.: Community groups, state and city agencies and solar companies will host informational tables. These tables will now be located ...

Industry report leaves out oil and gas health, water, climate damages
The Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter issued the following statement in response to an economic report issued by the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, which failed to include the industry’s well-documented economic costs and harms to New Mexicans’ health, water, and air quality. The Sierra Club is also supplying science-based facts to give the public a more complete understanding of oil and gas impacts in our state ...
D.C. Premiere of “Our Story: The Indigenous-Led Fight to  Protect Greater Chaco”
A delegation of Indigenous community leaders and Greater Chaco protectors traveled from New Mexico to Washington D.C. to lobby members of congress for Greater Chaco protections, and premiere a film screening of the award-winning Our Story: The Indigenous Led Fight to Protect Greater Chaco (film trailer) which showcases the threats the Greater Chaco Landscape and its communities face from continued oil and gas leasing and drilling ...