Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
Recent News About Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
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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.
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On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Ken McQueen has been appointed as the new administrator for Region 6.
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In response to the recent filing by PNM at the Public Regulation Commission, Camilla Feibelman, Director of the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, has provided a statement.
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U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) have spearheaded an effort involving 51 lawmakers to challenge the Trump administration's revision of the Bureau of Land Management’s 2016 Methane and Waste Prevention...
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U.S. Representative Diana DeGette introduced the Methane Waste and Prevention Act of 2019.
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Tuesday that its Atomic Safety and Licensing Board has dismissed all objections to Holtec International's proposal to construct a storage facility for high-level nuclear waste in southeastern...
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Late on Monday, the Albuquerque City Council voted 5-3 to pass a Clean and Green ordinance that will put an end to single-use plastic bags in retail.
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PNM's recent announcement to provide New Mexico with 100% carbon-free power by 2040 has prompted a response from the Sierra Club.
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Members of the Congressional House Natural Resources Committee recently visited New Mexico to examine the effects of oil and gas drilling on sacred sites and air quality, focusing on the Greater Chaco region.
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Members of the Greater Chaco Coalition have expressed their approval for the re-introduction of the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019 by New Mexico Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with Congressman Ben Ray Lujan and...
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New Mexicans gathered in Santa Fe for a climate strike at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) state office to protest the lease sale of 11,000 acres in Greater Chaco and Greater Carlsbad.
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On Friday, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Energy Transition Act (SB489) into law.
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Crowds assembled at the New Mexico Legislature to express opposition to an upcoming oil and gas lease sale by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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The New Mexico State House has passed the Energy Transition Act, also known as SB489, and it now awaits approval from Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.