NM community leaders applaud Oil Conservation Commission for adopting oil and gas enforcement rules
Community leaders across New Mexico applauded the Oil Conservation Commission for acting to protect the state’s air and water resources from oil and gas pollution by adopting new enforcement rules under legislation adopted in the 2019 session ...
Press: NM funds progressive policy through fracking

Link to article at NBC News

The moral dilemma of funding our state via oil and gas revenues.

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Press: NM begins discussion on reusing wastewater from fracking
State agencies held the first public meeting about “produced water” Tuesday in Albuquerque ...
Chapter's MRGCD candidates win big
All three candidates endorsed by the Rio Grande Chapter in the June 7 Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District election were victorious. This is an election where voting and volunteering by Sierra Club supporters can really make a difference, since so few eligible voters actually cast a ballot. Congratulations to all the candidates, and a big THANK YOU to all of you who made the effort to vote in this important election ...
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As our 55th-anniversary year comes to a close, we’d are featuring profiles of some of our Life Members, who make the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter what it is.

From Madeline Aron: 

The first 10 years of my life were spent in the Berkshire Hills in Lenox, Massachusetts. My parents were 1st-generation Eastern European Jewish-Americans. They established a culturally and racially inclusive hotel and arts center  that helped change the discriminatory practices of the area.

With the down payment given to them through a like-minded friend, they purchased a gilded-age mansion when it was under foreclosure so they could create an affordable and inclusive inn where anyone could come and enjoy the beautiful Berkshire hills and the Boston symphony summer concerts at ...

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Excursiones a la Naturaleza Fall Hikes
Join us on our Spanish-language fall hikes. These outings are on easy to moderate trails, in volcanic rocky areas. Good trails to explore on even terrains with ups and downs. These are very good experiences to share as a family ...