Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
Recent News About Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
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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).
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Navajo community members, alongside Indigenous leaders from Northern Pueblos and supporters across the American Southwest, recently gathered at the final of eight public hearings to express concerns over oil and gas drilling in the Greater Chaco...
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On Wednesday, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission reached a decision regarding PNM's request to increase electric rates.
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On Monday night, a series of explosions occurred in Nageezi, New Mexico, involving 36 tankers that were storing crude oil and wastewater.
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On June 15, a coalition of groups launched OilAndGasThreatMap.com, a new tool that maps the locations of 58,777 oil and gas facilities in New Mexico.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized new standards aimed at curbing methane pollution from the oil and gas sector.
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New Mexicans gathered in Albuquerque and Lewistown, Texas, to protest against a proposed 15.8% rate increase by PNM.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the first nationwide regulations to limit methane emissions from new and modified sources in the oil and gas sector.
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A coalition of environmental groups has initiated legal action against the Obama administration's decision to permit fracking in the Santa Fe National Forest.
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Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales and 68 other mayors and county commissioners have addressed a letter to President Barack Obama and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.
