New Mexico & El Paso
On December 12, President Trump signed a provision to permanently protect Castner Range in El Paso’s Franklin Mountains into law. The provision is a big deal — it saves a huge piece of land from commercialization, giving El Paso a very visible green belt on its east side to be enjoyed by all.
Welcome to our 2018 Executive Committee.
It’s not all bad news! We’ve had some major challenges, but also major victories.
It’s been more than three months since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, leaving almost the entire island without power. The Sierra Club is helping and so can you.
On Dec. 19, the New Mexico Congressional Delegation released a letter to Bureau of Land Management State Director Aden Seidlitz that essentially calls for cancelling the March 8, 2018, lease sale until meaningful and thorough tribal consultation has occurred.
The surprise outcome of the December 14 Sandoval County Commission meeting gives us hope that when we take action against public policiesthat are bad for our health, our communities, and our families, it truly matters. All your calling, emailing, testimony and rallying made a difference.
Join us this Friday for our January Sierra Club and Root Beer. Our speaker is Bill Pentler, Resource Management and Visitor Services Supervisor for the ABQ Open Space Division.
Rio Grande Chapter outings for January-March 2018. Trips are normally free (pay when carpooling) and open to non-members, although we do like it if you join the Club to increase our local and national clout.
Astonishingly good hiking weather continued last Saturday for our hike to Cerro Negro on Saturday, 12/16/2017.
Today, Secretary Zinke finalized his delay of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Methane and Waste Prevention rule until January 2019. The rule was designed to limit the waste of $330 million-dollars worth of methane from oil and gas operations on public and tribal lands each year through leaks, flaring and intentional releases.