New Mexico & El Paso
The Sierra Club’s Rio Grande Chapter stands in strong support of SB489. This bill will be heard in the Senate Corporations Committee at the Roundhouse Saturday 3/9 morning at 9am in Room 322. Join us in a webinar on Wednesday to understand this bill.
Continue the momentum on February 13 as we focus on Lands, Water and Wildlife at the Roundhouse – including workshops, information tables and meeting your legislators.
As most of you know by now, it was an extraordinarily successful election season for the Sierra Club here in New Mexico.
Join us Monday, January 28th in Santa Fe to develop your lobbying skills for the upcoming legislative session.
As we look toward the 2019 legislative session, one topic you’ll hear a lot about is the so-called “rocket docket,” a suite of state bills that passed within the last two years, only to be vetoed by Gov. Martinez. Our priorities this session include increasing the renewable energy portfolio standard and ending cruel treatment of wildlife.
WOW! With the stunning victory for Xochitl Torres Small, the results are in, and your votes and volunteering helped environmental champions win nearly every race the Sierra Club endorsed in New Mexico!
Most of the progress made in the 2018 New Mexico legislative session stopped at the governor’s desk. But some bright spots give hope for better outcomes under a new governor in 2019.
Lots of good news as we wave goodbye to this year’s New Mexico legislative session, which ended at noon Thursday. Here’s a recap of some of the bills you lobbied your legislators on.
Democracy doesn’t end with the vote; it begins with the vote. And your vote counts! Read Senator Peter Wirth’s Top 10 Tips for Citizen Advocacy at the New Mexico Legislature.
The 2018 New Mexico legislative session is in full swing. This is a primer on priority environmental legislation that protects or threatens our climate, water, land and wildlife.