Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
Recent News About Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
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The Senate Conservation Committee in New Mexico has approved the Community Benefit Fund, comprising Senate Bills 48 and 49, with a vote of 5-3.
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Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich urged Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to designate the Caja del Rio landscape as a national monument.
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The New Mexico Construction Industries Commission has adopted the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, which requires new buildings to include infrastructure for electric vehicle charging.
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The United States Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by industry groups and political allies to block the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Air Act standards aimed at reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.
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Advocates in New Mexico have petitioned the Oil Conservation Commission to update outdated laws on oil and gas cleanup, financial assurance, and operator transfers.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that New Mexico will receive $156,120,000 through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program.
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Today, the Biden Administration announced a significant step in land protection by safeguarding over 4,200 acres of New Mexico's Buffalo Tract and the Crest of Montezuma.
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The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) and the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board have upheld new clean car standards, rejecting a challenge by franchise dealerships.
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Governor Lujan Grisham has signed a new tax package aimed at benefiting New Mexicans through various climate and family-related incentives.
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The New Mexico Construction Industries Commission has approved the adoption of updated international building energy codes.
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Public Regulation Commission (PRC) hearing examiners have recommended disallowing certain customer costs related to the Four Corners Power Plant.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized new safeguards to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
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On the second anniversary of the Honoring Chaco Initiative (HCI), the Greater Chaco Coalition has urged Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to fulfill her commitment to protect the Greater Chaco region.
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PNM has reached an agreement to return $115 million to its customers as part of a settlement with advocacy groups.
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New Mexico's wildlife management agency is under scrutiny for its decision to allow increased trophy hunting of black bears and cougars.
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The Greater Chaco Coalition has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the culturally significant Greater Chaco Landscape in response to a Congressional hearing held by the Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resource.
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President Biden visited New Mexico to highlight his administration's achievements in climate and conservation.
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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced plans to propose Clean Cars and Trucks rules to the Environmental Improvement Board this month.
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has announced a decision to prohibit new federal oil and gas leasing within 10 miles of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
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As the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) conducts public meetings to discuss the Department of Interior's proposed Public Lands Rule, a diverse coalition is advocating for an end to federal fossil fuel leasing.