2021 Legislative Tracker

See a list of priority bills for the current session that the Rio Grande Chapter is watching ...
/ Latest News, Legislation

Meet our Staff – Luis Guerrero

Meet our Staff – Luis Guerrero
Luis Guerrero is our new Legislative and Political Organizer with the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter ...
/ Around the Chapter

2020 – Year in Review

2020 – Year in Review
It was a tumultuous year. We had major victories and a few setbacks ...
/ Latest News

Will a virtual session make real progress? 

Will a virtual session make real progress? 
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.  ...
/ Legislation, Politics

To’hajiilee gets water, but at what price? 

To’hajiilee gets water, but at what price? 
On Nov. 19,  the Navajo Nation, Western Albuquerque Land Holdings (WAHL) and Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility announced an agreement on a pipeline easement to allow the Village of To’hajiilee to access desperately needed water.  ...

PNM merger impacts are far-reaching

Photo of PNM's San Juan Coal Fired Generator Plant for the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter website
A surprise merger, New Mexico’s biggest electric utility exiting the state’s biggest coal plant and the potential acquisition of that share by Navajo Transitional Energy Company all have big implications for Four Corners communities, Navajo Nation, ratepayers and the coal plant’s lifespan ...
/ Climate Change, Latest News

What can Biden do? 

What can Biden do? 
If there’s any good news about the Trump administration, it must be that they were massively incompetent in pursuing the dismantlement of environmental regulation. Environmental lawyers have stopped many of these efforts, or held them up in courts, so that the new Administration can now reverse the legal positions of the Trump/Barr lawyers. Each of Trump’s actions has to be approached carefully, especially with a Supreme Court that we can presume to be hostile to environmental regulation ...

New Executive Committee members

New Executive Committee members
The 2021 incoming ExCom members include many familiar and new faces, bringing a wealth of experience and commitment to organizing to protect our climate, land, wildlife, water and people.  ...
/ Around the Chapter

Hike of the Week: San Lorenzo Canyon

Hike of the Week: San Lorenzo Canyon
This week's outing takes you west of Socorro ...
/ Outings

Hike of the Week: Angel Peak Scenic Area

Hike of the Week: Angel Peak Scenic Area
This do-it-yourself outing takes you to the northwest corner of New Mexico. Hiking and mountain biking ...
/ Outings