Rio Grande Chapter

The Senate confirmed Deb Haaland on March 15 to lead the Department of the Interior. Haaland is the first Native American to hold a cabinet position.  ...

As part of promised swift action on the climate, the Biden Administration is expected to announce it will pause new oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters, review existing leases and permits, and increase offshore wind renewable-energy development. Taken with the existing 60-day pause on fossil-fuel development, which includes an examination of the federal coal-leasing program, the order makes significant progress in addressing climate emissions from public lands.  ...

See the Santa Fe New Mexican's Op/Ed letter to the Editor by Miya King-Flaherty ...

Welcome to our virtual art show. This show features paintings by the New Mexico Watercolor Society ...

Community leaders across New Mexico today applauded the introduction of the Climate Solutions Act (HB 9), highlighting its science-based approach and focus on historically disadvantaged communities. They called on state legislators to protect public health and New Mexico’s air and water resources from climate change and to accelerate a just transition to a more diversified and resilient economy built by and for everyday New Mexicans ...

The 2021 New Mexico Legislative session runs from January 19 through March 20. This post contains are summaries and links for some of our top priority bills ...

See a list of priority bills for the current session that the Rio Grande Chapter is watching ...

Luis Guerrero is our new Legislative and Political Organizer with the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter ...

It was a tumultuous year. We had major victories and a few setbacks ...

This is a complex moment for legislative transformation. On the one hand, New Mexicans are clearly communicating their desire for big, bold change. We demonstrated that in the elections, creating a progressive state Senate to go with our progressive House.  ...