Sierra Club statement on Biden Administration Protections for Buffalo Tract
The Biden Administration announced new protections for critical public and ancestral tribal lands near Placitas in New Mexico. An order issued by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland protects more than 4,200 acres of New Mexico landscapes known as the Buffalo Tract and the Crest of Montezuma from gravel mining and other extraction for the next 50 years ...
Biden Administration Finalizes Important Reforms to Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program
In April 2024, the BLM issued its final Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Rule, the first comprehensive update to the federal onshore oil and gas leasing program in decades. The rule includes long-overdue, commonsense fiscal reforms and incorporates updates passed by Congress under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ...
Update on the Solar Tax Credit
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 252 into law. This new law makes $20 million in supplemental New Solar Market Development tax credits available to individuals ...
The New Mexico Environment Department denied a permit for a concrete batch plant on the State Highway 220 corridor due to local opposition and potential endangerment of health and lives. The Environmental Improvement Board, in a complete disregard for the residents of the area, has reversed this decision ...
We bid farewell to Mona Blaber and Luis Guerrero, and welcome to Caroline Funk and Melissa Bernardin ...
Seasonal contamination found in Upper Pecos River
For years, northern group volunteers have been monitoring four key sites on the Pecos River from Willow Creek tributary – that flows through the old Tererro Mine reclamation property – 14 miles down to the town of Pecos. Last year the analysis included looking at total metals, gross alpha and the presence of nutrient contaminants ...
Ordinance Prohibiting Single-use Plastics Passes!
On March 26th, Santa Fe County passed and ordinance prohibiting the use of single-use plastic and expanded polystyrene products in Santa Fe County ...
You can do something about those unnecessary utensils and condiments in your take out orders. Join Skip the Stuff NM ...
Spring 2024 outings from the Rio Grande Sierra Club Chapter, from easy to strenuous, throughout the state ...
2024 Earth Day Festival – April 21
The Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, 350NM, City of Albuquerque, and the Earth Day Festival organizers are delighted to announce the 2024 Earth Day Festival on April 21, from 10-4 at Balloon Fiesta Park. Tickets are free for all throughout March ...
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