Rio Grande Chapter

SILVER CITY, N.M.— Eight conservation organizations in the TrapFree New Mexico coalition sent a letter on May 1 urging state game commissioners to reject the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish’s proposed cougar-trapping season. The coalition letter highlights the dangers traps pose to outdoor enthusiasts, nontarget animals and pets like the dog caught in a trap last month in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains. Owners of accidentally trapped pets can face extensive veterinary expenses and risk injury rescuing ...
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SANTA FE, N.M., May 18, 2015 – New Mexico’s congressional delegation is asking U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to monitor a possible escalation of fracking in an area considered sacred by many Native Americans. In a letter to Jewell, Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and Rep. Ben Ray Lujan stress the historic, cultural and ecological significance of Chaco Culture National Historic Park. Teresa Seamster with the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club says she is hopeful that the ...
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ALBUQUERQUE, NM – On May 21, Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) brought together the few remaining soldiers to endorse its $7.5 billion coal and nuclear replacement plan in a press conference Thursday. Coal’s future as an energy source is declining rapidly due to major hurdles: market forces, regulations, and moral arguments. Protesters with 350.org New Mexico, Americans for Indian Opportunity, Environment New Mexico, 4 Corners Idle No More, New Energy Economy, Sierra Club, Southwest Organizing Project, and many ...
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By Mary Katherine Ray, Chapter Wildlife Chair Last November, a majority of Republicans were elected to the state House of Representatives, turning leadership of the House over to the Republican Party for the first time in 60 years. The consequences were not good for wildlife. Every single bill on the subject of wildlife had to go through the House Agriculture Committee, which became the House Agriculture, Water and Wildlife committee when the new leadership reorganized and shuffled the committee structure ...
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Ken Hughes, Sierra Club Building Healthy Communities Team Leader Sierra Club chapters from Maine to Hawai’i are jumping on board campaigns to give folks lots more transportation options and opposing freeway expansions that often go through wildlife habitat. With a boost from the Board of Directors’ approval of dedicated staff and funding, 24 chapters aim to promote affordable and diverse housing along an urban rail line; increased use of transit, cycling and walking; sustainable developments near new transit lines, extension ...
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For Immediate Release, May 1, 2015 Contacts: Mary Katherine Ray, (575) 772­-5655, mkrscrim@gmail.com; Phil Carter, (505) 967­-5297, phil@apnm.org; Michael Robinson, (575) 313­7017, michaelr@biologicaldiversity.org; Kevin Bixby, (575) 649­-7260, kevin@wildmesquite.org; Judy Paulsen, (505) 899­-3245, jpaulsen@projectcoyote.org SILVER CITY, N.M.— Eight conservation organizations in the TrapFree New Mexico coalition sent a letter today urging state game commissioners to reject the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish’s proposed cougar trapping season. The coalition letter highlights the dangers traps pose to outdoor enthusiasts, nontarget animals and pets like ...
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