Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
Recent News About Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
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Community members in southeastern New Mexico, including farmers, faith leaders, and oil-industry representatives, have expressed concerns about a proposed high-level radioactive waste storage project.
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As of midnight on April 23, over 400,000 individuals expressed strong opposition to the Trump Administration's decision to roll back the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) methane rules.
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Activists in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have raised concerns over a proposal by Holtec International to store up to 100,000 tons of high-level radioactive nuclear waste in the state.
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Passersby in Albuquerque witnessed a striking demonstration as an image was projected onto a building at 300 San Mateo, which houses the New Mexico State Taxation and Revenue Department.
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For Immediate Release Community members in the Greater Chaco region have taken action against fracking by placing signs along U.S. 550 in Counselor, New Mexico.
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On March 2, the Interior Department announced the cancellation of an oil and gas lease sale near Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northern New Mexico.
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted an application from Holtec International to store up to 100,000 metric tons of spent fuel rods at a site located between Carlsbad and Hobbs, New Mexico.
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Today, Secretary Zinke finalized the delay of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Methane and Waste Prevention rule until January 2019.
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Last week, the Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended an oil and gas ordinance that could bypass public input, with a vote of 3-2.
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Last week, New Mexico's Public Education Department unveiled proposed science standards that have sparked controversy.
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The Trump administration has announced plans to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a move that could affect over 800,000 young undocumented immigrants.
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The Sierra Club, along with other environmental organizations, has initiated legal action against the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) decision to delay a rule aimed at curbing methane emissions from oil and gas operations on public lands.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently taking public comments on Administrator Scott Pruitt's proposal to delay the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for oil and gas methane emissions by two years.
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Yesterday, residents from New Mexico and the Four Corners region testified in Washington, D.C., opposing a proposed delay of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) methane pollution standards.
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Today, a federal appeals court in Washington D.C. has halted the Trump Administration's suspension of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards that regulate pollution from the oil and gas industry.
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On June 27, the Trump Administration initiated steps to repeal the Clean Water Rule.
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Last week, the U.S. Senate narrowly voted against a proposal to overturn the Bureau of Land Management's natural-gas waste rule.
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In response to the Public Service Company of New Mexico's (PNM) proposal to eliminate coal from its energy portfolio by 2031, Camilla Feibelman, Director of the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, issued a statement highlighting the economic and...
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A group of 58 current and former elected officials from New Mexico has expressed their opposition to Scott Pruitt's nomination as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
