Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
Recent News About Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
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On March 25, 2021, a resolution was introduced in both the Senate and the House aiming to reinstate the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2016 methane pollution safeguards.
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The Greater Chaco Coalition has issued a statement in response to the Department of the Interior's virtual public forum on federal oil and gas leasing.
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On Thursday, a resolution was introduced in both the Senate and the House to reinstate the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2016 methane pollution safeguards.
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Today, a coalition of environmental organizations, including New Mexico Wild, commended the New Mexico state legislature for increasing funding for several key agencies.
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The Senate has confirmed Deb Haaland as the Secretary of the Interior, marking a historic moment as she becomes the first Native American to hold a cabinet position.
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The Biden Administration is set to announce a pause on new oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters, as part of its climate action strategy.
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President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Representative Deb Haaland to serve as Secretary of the Interior.
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The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) has rejected El Paso Electric's proposal to construct a 228-megawatt natural-gas generator.
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In response to the announcement of Avangrid's planned acquisition of PNM Resources, several community groups have expressed their perspectives on the potential impacts and opportunities arising from this transaction.
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The Sierra Club's Rio Grande Chapter has issued a response following the release of New Mexico's draft methane rule.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its proposals to remove methane protections from the New Source Performance Standards.
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The New Mexico Construction Industries Commission has adopted a new statewide energy conservation code, based on the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with specific amendments for New Mexico.
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Late yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California invalidated the Trump Administration's rollback of the Obama-era Waste Prevention Rule.
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A coalition has filed a lawsuit challenging the sale of oil and gas leases on nearly 41,000 acres of public land in New Mexico.
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The Public Regulation Commission (PRC) hearing examiners have presented several options for replacing the retiring San Juan Generating Station.
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A recent decision by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has paved the way for new investments and job creation in the state, along with providing some of the lowest-cost renewable energy globally.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) have declined requests to extend the public comment period for a contentious drilling plan in the Greater Chaco region.
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A coalition of community, faith, tribal, and environmental advocates in New Mexico expressed disappointment over the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission's (PRC) decision to delay the approval of two solar and battery storage projects.
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A coalition of environmental groups has appealed to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to halt a proposal for selling public lands for fracking amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn in the oil and gas industry.
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Stephanie Dzur of the Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy (CCAE) announced that the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) has approved the Solar Direct Program.