NM Environmental Groups Praises Haaland’s Secretarial Orders on Climate, Energy

NM Environmental Groups Praises Haaland’s Secretarial Orders on Climate, Energy
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Friday, April 16, 2021
Contact: Camilla Feibelman, camilla.feibelman@sierraclub.org, 505.715.8388 NM Environmental Groups Praises Haaland’s Secretarial Orders on Climate, Energy WASHINGTON, D.C. — Interior Secretary Haaland today issued two executive orders prioritizing action on climate change and revoking Trump administration policies promoting fossil fuel development over the health of communities and the outdoors. The orders ensure that the social cost of carbon and other climate pollution is considered in decision making, and instructs agencies within the Department ...
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Earth Month Events – 2021

Earth Month Events - 2021
Join your fellow New Mexicans online or in small groups to celebrate our home - learn something or make it better ...
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Statements on Congressional Review Act resolution for methane safeguards

Statements on Congressional Review Act resolution for methane safeguards
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 ...
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New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission finalizes rules

New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission finalizes rules
The New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission finalized a new rule proposed by the state’s Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department to limit venting and flaring of methane by the oil and gas industry. The OCC rule marks an important step forward in reducing methane waste, a significant climate pollutant, and holding the oil and gas industry accountable for the tremendous amounts of greenhouse gases it is currently emitting in New Mexico ...
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Hike of the Week: Sierra Ladrones and Riley Ghost Town

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 ...
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Hike of the Week: Taos West Rim Trail

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 ...
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Hike of the Week: La Llorona River Park Trail

Hike of the Week: La Llorona River Park Trail
How about a nice hike on the Rio in Las Cruces? ...
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Hike of the Week: Martineztown History & Culture Walk

Hike of the Week: Martineztown History & Culture Walk
This short urban outing takes you to one of Albuquerque's urban neighborhoods ...
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Greater Chaco Coalition Responds to DOI Virtual Forum on Federal Oil and Gas Leasing 

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 ...
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A Post-Legislative Balm

A Post-Legislative Balm
Join us on April 8 for a conversation and reading with journalist and author Laura Paskus and poet and author Michelle Otero ...
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