Rio Grande Chapter

A statewide coalition of 31 organizations across New Mexico, applauds the Senate Conservation Committee for passing the Community Benefit Fund, made up of Senate Bills 48 and 49 ...

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Monday, January 27, 2025 New Mexico Legislature Faces Urgent Calls to Further Address Climate Change in 2025 Session Pro Tem Mimi Stewart’s Suite of Bills Seek to Address Extreme Weather Now and For Future Generations [Santa Fe, NM] – Today, a coalition of environmental, social justice, and conservation advocates from 25 organizations across New Mexico expressed their strong support for Senate Pro Tem Mimi Stewart’s suite of bills that will take action on climate change: the Clear ...

The 2025 New Mexico legislative session is upon us, and as ever, our air, climate, land, water, wildlife, families and communities require our action. You have been an important grassroots environmental lobbyist and we so appreciate your participation, work and support ...

On his first day in office, President Trump announced a slew of devastating attempts to harm our air, water, and communities. We must work tirelessly during the current legislative session to defend the safety and security of our communities ...

We have an ambitious portfolio of legislation to protect New Mexico’s air, land, water, climate and communities. It's a portfolio we can’t achieve without you ...

Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter outings for January-March 2025. Come and join us! ...

New Mexico did not completely escape the rightward winds of this past election, but all-in-all, escaped relatively unscathed. Thank you for your support! ...

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich called on Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to designate the Caja del Rio landscape as a national monument, which would permanently protect the region from mining and other destructive land uses ...

January With Sierra Club testifying in support, the New Mexico Construction Industries Commission votes to adopt the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code. It requires builders to design and construct new buildings with improved performance. The code includes requirements for new buildings to have infrastructure that supports charging for electric vehicles. Albuquerque City’s Sustainability Office and FUSE Corp start a Citywide Composting Initiative with federal grant money. This year-long initiative includes stakeholder interviews and public listening sessions across the city. It ...