New Mexico & El Paso
2023 started and ended with Asha, the wandering Mexican gray wolf. In between was the legislative session. disagreements over implementation of the Energy Transition Act, regulating methane pollution, fall elections and clean cars and trucks. Join us for a look back.
Hearing examiners found that PNM’s reinvestment in Four Corners Power Plant was “imprudent” and that the utility’s cost recovery through customer rates should be reduced. Sierra Club attorneys and experts argued that PNM made critical errors when deciding to renew its stake in the aging coal plant.
For immediate release: Saturday, December 2, 2023 **National press briefing from methane advocates, including from New Mexico, will take place on Monday, December 4, at 11am MT. Further details to come. After close to 10 years of work by environmental and frontline
Rio Grande Chapter Executive Committee: Anita Gonzales A native New Mexican, Anita was born in Las Vegas, NM, to the Lopez family of Villanueva, NM, and the Gallegos family of Las Vegas, NM. A middle child, Anita moved between Las
For immediate release: July 17, 2023 SANTA FE, NM – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently announced bold action which will give New Mexicans more electric car and truck options in the coming years, and a new report shows
For immediate release: Nov. 16, 2023 After four long days of hearings, New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board and Albuquerque-Bernalillo Air Quality Control Board voted to adopt Clean Cars II standards through 2032, as well as Clean Trucks and Heavy-Duty Omnibus
This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected and used from information you provide on our website, riograndesierraclub.org, and any associated applications, as owned and operated by Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter (“we” or “us”). By using riograndesierraclub.org and
Rio Grande Chapter endorsements for 2023 November state-wide elections.
On July 3, Gov. Lujan Grisham proposed Advanced Clean Car II and Advanced Clean Trucks standards. The proposal requires 82% of new cars sold in New Mexico by 2032 to have zero emissions. Clean Trucks would require an increasing percentage of medium- and heavy-duty trucks be electric. If adopted, Clean Cars and Trucks would go into effect starting with the 2027 model year. The New Mexico Environment Department is holding meetings to hear from the public.
BY NM CLEAN AIR COALITION Update! Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on July 3 announced that her administration would propose Clean Cars and Trucks rules this month to the Environmental Improvement Board. The administration filed the petition on Friday, July 7.