NM taxpayers are often left paying the clean-up bill for low or non-producing wells that leak toxic chemicals into the groundwater. The industry’s “insurance coverage” doesn’t include enough funding to address the actual costs. Tell the Commission the rules need ... Read More
Inflation Reduction Act Delivers $156M in Solar for All Funds for New Mexico
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that New Mexico was awarded $156,120,000 in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program ... Read More
Public opposition to pesticide spraying in Rio Arriba
The Rio Grande Chapter's recent “Aerial Pesticide Alert” resulted in over 250 personalized comments from members, and thousands from residents and organizations, opposing the USDA Animal and Plant Inspection Service’s (APHIS) proposal to spray close to 40 square miles of ... Read More
Sierra Club statement on Biden Administration Protections for Buffalo Tract
The Biden Administration announced new protections for critical public and ancestral tribal lands near Placitas in New Mexico. An order issued by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland protects more than 4,200 acres of New Mexico landscapes known as the Buffalo Tract ... Read More
