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The Legislature holds shorter, 30-day budget-focused sessions on even years that are restricted to legislation that has an impact on the state budget and bills the governor puts on her call. That leaves less room for some of the legislation focusing on wildlife and land protections that Sierra Club members and our allied groups usually support, but several promising energy bills are likely to need your activism.
For immediate release: May 10, 2017 Contact: Mona Blaber, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter communications, 505-660-5905, monablaber@gmail.com Today, every Senate Democrat and three Republicans voted down a procedural vote that would have paved the way for revoking a Bureau
By Mary Katherine Ray, Rio Grande Chapter Wildlife Chair Bills to prohibit trapping on public land, end killing contests, reform the Game Commission and more did not pass the New Mexico Legislature in a session distracted by other issues and
Sierra Club members made a huge impact at the legislative session! We got a few bills passed and stopped many bad bills. This is a legislature wrap-up.
Photos from the 2017 legislative session.
Here’s your update on New Mexico environmental legislation for Friday, March 17 (the 2017 session ends Saturday): SB81, Sen. Mimi Stewart’s bill to thwart wildlife trafficking, passed the House late last night and now goes to the governor’s desk. Thanks
Wildlife advocates are cheering passage of a bill in the New Mexico Senate on March 9 that would prohibit hunting coyotes as a contest. Senate Bill 268 arose from outcries against groups that began organizing coyote hunts for cash and prizes several
SB312, which requires utilities to move towards renewable energy, will be heard by the Senate Corporations & Transportation Committee on Friday 3/10 at 2 pm in Room 311. The Clean-Energy Jobs Bill would require New Mexico’s big utilities to provide 50% of their electricity from renewable
Victory! Terrific victories for all you citizen lobbyists who have been contacting your senators and representatives! HM70, asking the BLM to pausing drilling in the greater Chaco Canyon area, unanimously passed the House State Government, Indian Affairs and Veterans Committee
Lots of key bills, both positive and dangerous, will be heard tomorrow at the New Mexico Legislature. This is a great day to take action by calling or writing legislators, and tomorrow is a great day to be at the