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Profile – Terry Owen

Meet our outings chair - Terry Owen ...
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24th Annual State of the Air Report

24th Annual State of the Air Report
According to the American Lung Association's latest State of the Air Report, Eddy County ranked as #19 most polluted county in the U.S. for ozone and is one of only two only rural counties among the top 25 in the US for ozone pollution. Eddy County has seen an increase in ozone days in each of the past five reports and earned an “F” grade. Albuquerque’s air quality has gotten worse since last year’s report, Albuquerque was named one of ...
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Meet the ExComm – Tricia Snyder

Meet the ExComm – Tricia Snyder
Tricia Snyder has served as a member of the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter's executive committee since 2023 ...
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June 2023 hike with Big Brothers/Sisters of Santa Fe

June 2023 hike with Big Brothers/Sisters of Santa Fe
The New Mexico ICO program will be hiking on Saturday, June 17, 2023 with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Santa Fe. We plan on hiking the Bayo Benches Loop in Los Alamos. We’re meeting at 8:45 and leaving at 9:00 a.m., and we should be back no later than 3:00. Those interested should contact Raymond N. Greenwell at matrng@hofstra.edu ...
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NM communities respond to NRC license for Holtec

NM communities respond to NRC license for Holtec
For immediate release: May 9, 2023 Despite New Mexico’s recent passage of a law prohibiting the storage of high-level nuclear waste here, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday issued a license to Holtec International to store the entirety of the nation’s high-level nuclear waste in our state.  In response, community leaders and experts issued the following statements:  New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard: “This is a bad idea, full stop. Placing a nuclear storage facility in ...
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Greater Chaco Coalition provides a guide for initiative to truly “Honor Chaco”

Greater Chaco Coalition provides a guide for initiative to truly "Honor Chaco"
The Greater Chaco Coalition shared recommendations on how the Department of Interior can ensure the initiative produces timely, durable outcomes that advance environmental justice. Using a new collaborative process, the Honoring Chaco Initiative is intended to bring federal agencies, Tribes, advocacy groups, and stakeholders together to address the need for lasting landscape-level management of the Greater Chaco Landscape ...
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Connecting with Nature on Earth Day

Connecting with Nature on Earth Day
It was a beautiful morning in Southern New Mexico for a hike and remembering the importance of spending time outdoors, breathing fresh air and connecting with the beautiful landscapes of the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument on Earth Day ...
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Independent study says Prop K is economically feasible, would create jobs and have little to no ratepayer impact

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 ...
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Rejection of climate measures is bad news for a livable climate

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 ...
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