Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
Recent News About Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
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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.
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Senator Tom Udall has introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at updating oil and gas royalty rates on public lands.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) have released the Mancos-Gallup Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Greater Chaco region.
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Late on February 21, Public Regulation Commission (PRC) hearing examiners issued recommended decisions supporting PNM's exit from its ownership and operation of the San Juan Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant.
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In a recent op-ed published in the Santa Fe New Mexican on February 7, a Director expressed concerns regarding the investment in carbon capture technology.
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On January 29, the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) gave the green light to PNM's 2020 Renewable Energy Plan.
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Penny Aucoin, a resident affected by a recent fracking wastewater leak outside Carlsbad, will address attendees at a rally during Environment Day at the New Mexico Capitol.
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On January 21, 2020, members of the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) listened to comments from numerous New Mexicans advocating for a complete transition from San Juan coal electricity to renewable energy sources.
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Yesterday, the Sierra Club entered into an uncontested comprehensive agreement in a proceeding before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.
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Tri-State Generation and Transmission has announced the closure of the Escalante coal-fired power plant located in McKinley County.
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Community leaders in New Mexico have expressed approval for the recent decision by the Oil Conservation Commission to implement new enforcement rules aimed at protecting the state's air and water resources from oil and gas pollution.
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Tribal governments, numerous organizations, and thousands of individuals have urged the Trump administration to halt plans for leasing nearly 15,000 acres of tribal and federal public lands in New Mexico for fracking.
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The Sierra Club has issued a response to the Governor's Climate Task Force Report.
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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has declared that New Mexico will join 14 other states in implementing clean-car standards.
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A youth-led climate strike is set to take place in Albuquerque on Friday, September 20th.
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Environmental advocates convened outside the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) State Office in Santa Fe to protest the online auctioning of nearly 3,000 acres of public land for fracking in New Mexico's Greater Carlsbad region.
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler has proposed the removal of direct regulation of methane emissions from the EPA’s New Source Performance Standards.