For Immediate Release:
Jan 21, 2025
Contact:
Camilla Feibelman, camilla.feibelman@sierraclub.org
Sierra Club Statement on NM Legislature Opening Day
Yesterday President Trump announced a slew of devastating attempts to harm our air, water and communities. Withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, freezing funds for clean and affordable energy and super-powering drilling and mining on our most special landscapes when U.S. oil production is already at an all-time high. The list goes on and on. Here in New Mexico, the impacts will continue to be outsized, in the form of increasingly powerful fires and floods that take our homes, our lands and our lives. Our workers, kids and elderly suffer from extreme heat and drought. We have to act, especially with the federal government leaving us exposed to such risk. During this 60-day session, the Sierra Club will work tirelessly with our partners and elected leaders to defend the safety and security of our communities by passing legislation to protect our climate. New Mexico has the workforce, the innovative technology and the leadership we need to do our part and more.
— Camilla Feibelman, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter Director