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September 2023 hike with Big Brothers/Sisters

September 2023 hike with Big Brothers/Sisters
The New Mexico ICO program will be hiking on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 with Big Brothers/Sisters. We’ll hike La Cieneguilla Trail southwest of Santa Fe. We’re meeting at 8:45 and leaving at 9:00 a.m., and we should be back no later than 3:00. Those interested should contact Raymond N. Greenwell at matrng@hofstra.edu ...
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Clean Cars, Trucks standards save lives, money

Clean Cars, Trucks standards save lives, money
BY NM CLEAN AIR COALITION Update! Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on July 3 announced that her administration would propose Clean Cars and Trucks rules this month to the Environmental Improvement Board. The administration filed the petition on Friday, July 7.  A  broad coalition of New Mexico climate, environmental-justice and business groups is advocating for the state to adopt Advanced Clean Cars and Trucks standards by the end of 2023 to save lives and money and create climate solutions in New ...

September 2023 hike with Santa Fe Youth Shelters

September 2023 hike with Santa Fe Youth Shelters
The New Mexico ICO program will be hiking on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 with Santa Fe Youth Shelters. We’ll hike the Grasshopper Canyon Trail off of I-25 on the way to Las Vegas, NM. We’re meeting at 8:45 and leaving at 9:00 a.m., and we should be back no later than 3:00. Those interested should contact Raymond N. Greenwell at matrng@hofstra.edu ...
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GREAT NEWS: NM Supreme Court affirms rejection of PNM’s coal-plant transfer

GREAT NEWS: NM Supreme Court affirms rejection of PNM's coal-plant transfer
For immediate release: July 6, 2023 **See live updates of our press release here.  On Thursday, the New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed the Public Regulation Commission’s order denying PNM’s application to transfer its interest in the coal-fired Four Corners Power Plant to the owner of the coal mine supplying the plant.  The court rejected all of PNM’s arguments and affirmed the commission’s decision in its entirety. Sierra Club had intervened on the side of the commission after strongly advocating at ...

Summer 2023 Outings

Summer 2023 Outings
Rio Grande Sierra Club hikes and outings for July-September 2023 ...
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In the news – Chaco Canyon

In the news – Chaco Canyon
June 27, 2023: T J Trout interviews Miya King Flaherty and Mario Attencio from the Torreon Chapter of the Navajo Nation about Chaco Canyon and it's importance both culturally and environmentally on News Radio KKOB ...
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Will you outlive your garbage?

Will you outlive your garbage?
By Carol P. Chamberland, Central New Mexico Zero Waste Recently a friend sent me a disturbing chart on the decomposition rates of various types of garbage. I looked further into the matter and found it’s worse than I thought. Way worse. America is a wasteful country. Daily, we generate four pounds of waste per person. Annually, that’s more than 220 million tons of trash, three times the global average. We use 1.6 million barrels of oil per year just to produce plastic ...
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Electrify New Mexico!

Electrify New Mexico!
Wondering what in the world a heat pump is, and which kinds are best for New Mexico? Want to know why waiting until the end of the year is a bad time to install solar in New Mexico? Concerned about health-harming gases in your kitchen? Want an EV, but don’t like the choices available for purchase? Use the 350NewMexico website for these and more answers ...
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In the news – Attorney General sues more than twenty companies for alleged environmental contamination

In the news - Attorney General sues more than twenty companies for alleged environmental contamination
Camilla is interviewed on Telemundo about contamination by PFAS ...
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In the news – Native America Calling

In the news – Native America Calling
June 12, 2023, Native America Calling episode on President Biden's 20-year ban on new oil and gas leases surrounding Chaco Canyon ...
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