Hike of the Week: Sierra Ladrones and Riley Ghost Town
Head on over to the Socorro area for a great hike and rock-hounding in the ghost town of Riley ...
Hike of the Week: Taos West Rim Trail
The Taos West Rim Trail takes off at the high bridge and heads south along the Rio Grande ...
Hike of the Week: Martineztown History & Culture Walk
This short urban outing takes you to one of Albuquerque's urban neighborhoods ...
Greater Chaco Coalition Responds to DOI Virtual Forum on Federal Oil and Gas Leasing
In response to The Department of the Interior virtual public forum the Greater Chaco Coalition, a collaborative effort between over 200 Indigenous community leaders and groups, environmental justice advocates, and environmental groups representing thousands of New Mexicans and millions of Americans issued a public statement that the oil and gas leasing program must be fundamentally reformed ...
Join us on April 8 for a conversation and reading with journalist and author Laura Paskus and poet and author Michelle Otero ...
Statements on Congressional Review Act resolution for methane safeguards
On March 25, Senators Heinrich, King, and Markey and Majority Leader Schumer introduced a resolution in the Senate and U.S. Reps. DeGette, Peters, and Lamb introduced a resolution in the House that would reinstate the Environmental Protection Agency's 2016 methane pollution safeguards ...
Wins and losses for climate justice, lands and wildlife
Camilla Feibelman, camilla.feibelman@sierraclub.org, (505) 715-8388 Santa Fe, NM — The unique 2021 legislative session produced significant environment, climate and justice legislation, all of it signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. “We saw legislators innovate and find ways to pass historic legislation despite unprecedented obstacles. We also watched committee strangleholds block legislation critical for New Mexicans’ health and wellbeing. And yet, with the governor’s signature, our public lands will be safe from dangerous traps and poisons; communities around the ...
Environmental community praises budget increases for NMED, EMNRD, outdoor recreation
A coalition of environmental organizations praised efforts by the state legislature to increase funding levels for key agencies like the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), including the State Parks Division, and the Office of Outdoor Recreation ...
Let’s build a clean-energy economy in New Mexico
Climate change is a global emergency. From dead junipers made more susceptible to bark beetles because of drought to declining reservoir levels and agricultural yields, we are feeling climate disruption now, and scientists tell us we need bold action to prevent it from getting much, much worse. Ask the governor to sign these bills for a clean-energy transition: Community solar | Sustainable Economy Task Force | Air-Quality safeguards ...
