Rio Grande Chapter

The annual election for the Club's Board of Directors is now underway. Those eligible to vote in the national Sierra Club election will receive in the mail (or by Internet if you chose the electronic delivery option) your national Sierra Club ballot in early March. This will include information on the candidates and where you can find additional information on the Club's web site ...

Always refreshing to visit the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park.  We had the expertise of RGNC’s Instructional Coordinator Karen, as well as RGNC’s volunteer naturalist Sue. We spotted a porcupine napping perched on the top of a tree, a hawk flew over our heads, and saw a blue heron, cranes and other feathered friends. This Spanish-language outing was on Jan 27th. On Feb 9th we enjoyed Piedras Marcadas Canyon, part of the Petroglyphs National Monument (photo at top of ...

We have some exciting news to share about groundbreaking legislation filed today, Feb. 7, that will make New Mexico a renewable-energy leader, retire coal-fired San Juan Generating Station and provide millions in reinvestment for the Four Corners region and economic relief for San Juan workers. The Energy Transition Act, SB 489, was introduced at the New Mexico Legislature by Sens. Mimi Stewart, Jacob Candelaria and Jerry Ortiz y Pino. The centerpiece of the Energy Transition Act is the transition from coal and gas power ...

Continue the momentum on February 13 as we focus on Lands, Water and Wildlife at the Roundhouse - including workshops, information tables and meeting your legislators ...

Please join us on February 8 at the Sierra Club office for the First Friday Arts reception of works by Barbara Endicott. Refreshments will be provided, and 30% of sales benefit the Sierra Club ...

For immediate release: Jan. 29, 2019. Contact: Camilla Feibelman, Rio Grande Chapter director, camilla.feibelman@sierraclub.org SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday formally ordered that New Mexico will join the U.S. Climate Alliance, embracing the goals set by the 2015 Paris Agreement and aligning New Mexico with the U.S. governors and states that have committed to a climate-conscious future of protecting people, natural resources and cultural heritage. In response, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter Chair David Coss issued the ...

NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has said the she will end efforts of a diversion project on the Gila River, given the "there is little to show for the millions of dollars spent on staff, lawyer and studies." ...

As most of you know by now, it was an extraordinarily successful election season for the Sierra Club here in New Mexico ...

There are approximately 100 uranium-powered plants in the United States. They are located in urban centers near waterways that are used to cool the operation of the power plants. Utility owners and these communities’ elected officials are  “decommissioning” aged-out uranium-powered plants. As there is no technology capable of removing radiation, they are looking to 'store' the waste in rural areas such as our backyard ...

The Public Regulation Commission on December 19 moved New Mexico one step closer to a nearly coal-free future. The commission accepted PNM’s “Integrated Resource Plan,” a 20-year plan that outlines PNM's goal to retire the plant by 2022 ...