Rio Grande Chapter

June 2 New Mexico Democratic primary District 38 (Las Cruces and south Doña Ana County): Carrie Hamblen The Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter is proud to endorse our friend and community leader Carrie Hamblen for the Senate District 38 Democratic nomination. As president of the Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce, Carrie helped lead efforts to win Organ Mountains Desert Peaks designation as a National Monument. She has served Southern New Mexico as morning news anchor and operations manager at ...

In these difficult times, elections may understandably not be the first thing on everybody’s mind. However, as we have recently observed, good leadership matters a great deal. View our list of vetted candidates for the NM House and Senate, and two county commissioner races ...

On May 13, the PRC approved two renewable projects to serve El Paso Electric’s New Mexico and Texas customers. The 100-MW solar Hecate project will be built in Santa Teresa, N.M., and the Buena Vista hybrid project, which has 100 MW of solar plus 50 MW of battery, will be built in Otero County.  ...

Don't let the oil companies use the coronavirus as an excuse to disguise decades worth of greed and mismanagement ...

Even though some walls are already being built, we need thousands to speak up against them. Let the record show that we strongly object to the lawless, reckless, & destructive border walls!  ...

June 2 New Mexico Democratic primary District 4 (McKinley, Cibola and San Juan counties): Noreen Kelly The Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter is proud to endorse Noreen Kelly for N.M. Senate District 4.  Kelly, a Navajo elder from Church Rock, has a deep commitment to community involvement and preserving our resources. Kelly is a Strong Families core leader on reproductive justice and domestic violence. She is a board member of two Native schools and has been active for 20 years ...

June 2 New Mexico Democratic primary District 9 (Corrales, E. Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Sandoval County): Brenda McKenna The Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter is proud to endorse Brenda McKenna, a longtime wildlife and community advocate, for N.M. Senate District 4. Brenda McKenna is a field representative for U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland, who endorses her candidacy for this open seat. McKenna was coordinator for the Nambé Tewa Language Revitalization Program and is a language-preservation teacher and scholar. McKenna is also a ...

June 2 New Mexico Democratic primary District 28: Grant, Socorro and Catron counties: Siah Correa Hemphill The Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter endorsed Siah Correa Hemphill for N.M. Senate District 28 because of her deep commitment to her community and to protecting our resources. Siah was inspired to pursue her 25-year career in education and special education by her son Nicholas, who was born with a rare genetic syndrome and has multiple disabilities. Born and raised in Grant County, Siah ...

June 2 New Mexico Democratic Primary State Senate District 30: Cibola (including Grants), McKinley, Socorro, Valencia counties The Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter has the pleasure of endorsing a longtime member, Pam Cordova, for state Senate in District 30. Cordova is a retired pubilc-school teacher and former president of the New Mexico Federation of Democratic Women. She has a strong history of community involvement. Cordova supports significant investment in early-childhood education, climate solutions, affordable health care and paid sick leave for ...

On April 30, the BLM Farmington Field Office and Bureau of Indian Affairs denied requests to suspend the public comment period on the controversial drilling plan for the Greater Chaco region, instead the agencies are planning to hold 4 ‘virtual public meetings’ starting mid-May. The Navajo Nation has been seriously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, most families lack internet access to attend these 'meetings.' ...