Rio Grande Chapter

Sandoval County is amending its comprehensive zoning ordinance to address oil and gas extraction. Here are some actions concerned citizens can take ...

Sandoval County is amending its comprehensive zoning ordinance to address oil and gas extraction. The Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club is following this issue carefully ...

For immediate release: July 11th, 2017
Contact: Camilla Feibelman, camilla.feibelman@sierraclub. org, 505.715.8388 Washington, DC – Yesterday an array of New Mexicans and Four Corners area residents testified in Washington DC against a delay of the EPA’s methane pollution standards. The agency should have implemented the Leak Detection and Repair aspect of the rule at the beginning of June, but attempted to stay these rules for 90-days, and action which a DC court denied. The Washington hearings are part of an ...

For Immediate Release CONTACTS: Alan Septoff, Earthworks, 202-271-2355, aseptoff@earthworksaction.org
Stuart Ross, Clean Air Task Force, 914-649-5037, sross@catf.us Hundreds of thousands threatened by Pruitt’s proposal to block EPA oil & gas methane safeguards As impacted citizens testify that ‘stay’ will harm their health, new analysis shows over 200,000 live within ½ mile threat radius of 18,000 affected facilities Washington, D.C., July 10th –On the same day the Environmental Protection Agency takes public comment on Administrator Scott Pruitt’s proposal to stay for 2 years ...

A federal appeals court in Washington D.C. blocked the Trump Administration’s suspension of EPA standards that keep the oil and gas industry’s pollution out of the air our children breathe ...

Sample language for a simple will For a C3 donation: I give _____________ [amount or percentage] to The Sierra Club Foundation, tax-ID number 94-6069890, a California nonprofit corporation, currently located at 2101 Webster Street, Suite 1250, Oakland, CA 94612 (Attention: Gift Planning Program), to be used to support the charitable activities of Sierra Club’s Rio Grande Chapter. In the event that the Rio Grande Chapter (or its successor) ceases to exist as a Sierra Club entity, then the Board of ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was required last year by court order to produce a new wolf-recovery plan to update the one that has been in place since 1982. The new draft was released to the public on June 29. The new draft concedes authority to the states of New Mexico, Arizona and the country of Mexico to "determine the timing, location and circumstances of releasing wolves into the wild within their respective states.” ...

Should Northwest Sandoval County families have weaker oil and gas safeguards than Rio Rancho residents? That’s what is proposed in a draft ordinance being considered by the county. Several drafts were never made public, but in mid-June a draft oil and gas ordinance was posted on the Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission website. The draft divides the county into a “Northwest Energy Development Area” and a “Southeast Development Area.” The ordinance describes the Northwest area as including Counselor, La Jara, Regina, Torreon, Cabezon, ...

September 23-24
From leader Mark Dunham This was an awesome reward on top, but with some pitfalls along the way, and therefore some lessons-learned will be in order. That said, a great group, a ridiculously perfect camp spot, and unrivaled 360 panoramas of Colorado’s finest peaks. Glad to hear today that Jaime is in good shape after the unplanned snow glissade he got on the way down.
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For immediate release – June 27, 2017
Contacts: Rachel Conn, Amigos Bravos, 575.770.8327, www.amigosbravos.org Washington – On June 27 the Trump Administration started the process to repeal the Clean Water Rule, putting the sources of drinking water for more than 117 million Americans at risk and increasing threats to streams and wetlands that filter pollution and provide habitat for wildlife. “The Trump Administration has once again proved it only cares about one thing – putting polluters first. Repealing the Clean Water ...