Contacts: Tannis Fox, Western Environmental Law Center, 505-629-0732, fox@westernlaw.org Rachel Conn, Amigos Bravos, 575-770-8327, rconn@amigosbravos.org Dale Doremus, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, 505-795-5987, doremuswater@gmail.com Today, the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) accepted a rulemaking petition filed by an oil and gas industry-led organization that would begin the process to create a rule allowing oil and gas wastewater—called “produced water”—to be discharged to New Mexico surface and ground waters and used in agriculture. Produced water is a toxic soup ...
ALBUQUERQUE — The Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter is calling on New Mexico officials to act against the Trump regime’s latest attack on our environment. On Monday federal officials rescinded the 2024 Public Lands Rule for the Bureau of Land Management. The rule ensured conservation, wildlife, clean water, cultural resources, and Indigenous Knowledge would be fully considered alongside development across more than 250 million acres of public land. Rescinding the rule strips the agency of critical tools needed to manage ...
Despite federal obstacles, New Mexico making progress on spending EV charging dollars
New Mexico has led on transportation electrification and made meaningful progress on rolling out federal EV charging dollars in 2025, but the vast majority of that funding remains unspent, according to a new Sierra Club report out today ...
Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter outings for April - June 2026. We look forward to seeing you outside! ...
Celebrate Earth Day in Balloon Fiesta Park
Please join us from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 26 in Balloon Fiesta Park for Earth Day Festival NM. This family event is full of fun environmental activities focused on our beautiful state of New Mexico ...
These are the candidates for state and local elections who have been endorsed by the Chapter and who have opponents in the June primary. Endorsements of candidates who have no primary opponent will be disclosed at a later date. Be sure to vote on June 2 ...
Sierra Club Opposes Feds Seizing NM Lands for Border Wall
The Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter stands with State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard in opposing the Trump regime’s plan to seize seven acres of New Mexico lands for Border Patrol facilities ...
April is Earth Month and everyday this week has felt like Earth Day. Help us celebrate the latest news and find out ways we could use your help ...
The New Mexico Environment Department's Environmental Improvement Board approved a landmark update to its air quality permit fee structure that increases essential funding for inspections, monitoring, and enforcement ...
Green Chile Pipeline Triggers Protest
On April 13, a coalition of environmental groups filed a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) challenging the Transwestern Pipeline Company’s attempt to fast-track the proposed Green Chile Pipeline. The 17-mile pipeline in Doña Ana County would provide gas to a new, massively-polluting power plant for the proposed “Project Jupiter” data center ...
