EPA finalizes standards to cut methane pollution
By Antoinette Reyes, Chapter Permian and Southern NM organizer After 10 years of work by environmental and frontline communities in New Mexico and around the country, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined EPA Administrator Michael Regan at the UN Climate Summit to announce EPA safeguards to slash methane and other harmful pollution from the oil and gas industry, a major win for climate and public health. Thousands of New Mexicans have spoken out in favor of strong methane and ...
NM Gas proposes LNG plant near monument
If you have hiked Petroglyph National Monument North, you know its rugged beauty and cultural significance. New Mexico Gas Company is proposing a $180 million facility for storing and regasifying liquefied natural gas (LNG) on 25 acres close to these petroglyphs, and just two miles from Ventana Ranch and Double Eagle Airport. The facility poses health and safety risks to surrounding communities and could raise the prices of gas by $3 a month for the next 30 years for ALL ...
2023 started and ended with Asha, the wandering Mexican gray wolf. In between was the legislative session. disagreements over implementation of the Energy Transition Act, regulating methane pollution, fall elections and clean cars and trucks. Join us for a look back ...
Greater Chaco Coalition Applauds State Land Office’s Continued Commitment
The Greater Chaco Coalition commends New Mexico State Land Office Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard for the renewal of the 2019 Executive Order No. 2019-002. This order reinstates a moratorium on new oil and gas leasing covering 72,776 acres of state trust lands in the Greater Chaco area through December 21, 2043. The Commissioner’s commitment is one step on the path to ending the sacrifice of Indigenous lands and lives to toxic, destructive fossil fuels in Greater Chaco and beyond. 12/14/2023 ...
Winter 2024 outings for the Rio Grande Sierra Club Chapter, including bike tours, snowshoeing and zero-waste tours ...
PRC hearing examiner recommends nixing some customer costs for Four Corners coal plant
Hearing examiners found that PNM's reinvestment in Four Corners Power Plant was "imprudent" and that the utility's cost recovery through customer rates should be reduced. Sierra Club attorneys and experts argued that PNM made critical errors when deciding to renew its stake in the aging coal plant ...
EPA Finalizes methane safeguards to slash oil and gas pollution
For immediate release: Saturday, December 2, 2023
**National press briefing from methane advocates, including from New Mexico, will take place on Monday, December 4, at 11am MT. Further details to come. After close to 10 years of work by environmental and frontline communities in New Mexico and around the country, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joins Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan at the UN Climate Summit (livestream 1 a.m. MT) to announce EPA safeguards to slash methane and other harmful pollution from the ...
**National press briefing from methane advocates, including from New Mexico, will take place on Monday, December 4, at 11am MT. Further details to come. After close to 10 years of work by environmental and frontline communities in New Mexico and around the country, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joins Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan at the UN Climate Summit (livestream 1 a.m. MT) to announce EPA safeguards to slash methane and other harmful pollution from the ...
2023 Rio Grande Chapter and group candidate statements
Rio Grande Chapter Executive Committee: Anita Gonzales A native New Mexican, Anita was born in Las Vegas, NM, to the Lopez family of Villanueva, NM, and the Gallegos family of Las Vegas, NM. A middle child, Anita moved between Las Vegas and Albuquerque and graduated high school from West Mesa High School. After completing the majority of her degree at Texas A&M University, she returned home to Las Vegas to complete her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at New Mexico Highlands ...
Study shows $44 billion in life-saving benefits from Clean Cars in New Mexico
For immediate release: July 17, 2023 SANTA FE, NM – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently announced bold action which will give New Mexicans more electric car and truck options in the coming years, and a new report shows the state can deliver the most health, jobs, and energy savings benefits to New Mexicans by following the trend of fully adopting its planned-for new clean car standards through 2035. The New Mexico Advanced Clean Cars II Program report released ...
New Mexico adopts Clean Cars and Trucks!
For immediate release: Nov. 16, 2023 After four long days of hearings, New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board and Albuquerque-Bernalillo Air Quality Control Board voted to adopt Clean Cars II standards through 2032, as well as Clean Trucks and Heavy-Duty Omnibus Standards, after 9 p.m. Thursday. A broad coalition of state climate, environmental justice, and business groups known as New Mexico Clean Air welcomed the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board and the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board adopting the Advanced ...
