Ask PRC to reject El Paso Electric gas expansion
El Paso Electric’s Newman Gas Plant is a massive polluter of the air Southern New Mexicans breathe. Now, El Paso Electric wants to build another 228-megawatt fracked-gas generator at the plant, just over the Texas border from Chaparral, a New Mexico ... Read More
Support the Rio Grande Chapter by participating in our Auction
Yes, it’s time to lift your paddle (bidder's paddle, that is) to support your Rio Grande Sierra Club's work over the coming months in climate policy; water, wildlife and land protections; and education. This is our chapter's annual on-line auction, ... Read More
A new slate of environmental champions for New Mexico
You elected 63 of the Sierra Club's 77 endorsed candidates. Thank you for everything you did to elect a historic slate of women and candidates of color, including the nation's second female-majority legislature and the nation's first all-woman-of-color U.S. House delegation ... Read More
State approves energy-saving building codes
We can all breath a bit easier now, because New Mexico has finally updated its Energy Conservation Code. This brings New Mexico up to date with its energy code for new buildings, reducing energy use in new residential and commercial ... Read More
