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Our 2023 endorsements: Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces
Rio Grande Chapter endorsements for 2023 November state-wide elections.
Fall 2023 Outings
Rio Grande Sierra Club hikes and outings for October-December 2023
Advanced Clean Cars and Trucks in New Mexico
On July 3, Gov. Lujan Grisham proposed Advanced Clean Car II and Advanced Clean Trucks standards. The proposal requires 82% of new cars sold in New Mexico by 2032 to have zero emissions. Clean Trucks would require an increasing percentage of medium- and heavy-duty trucks be electric. If adopted, Clean Cars and Trucks would go into effect starting with the 2027 model year. The New Mexico Environment Department is holding meetings to hear from the public.
October 2023 hike with Santa Fe Youth Shelters
The New Mexico ICO program will be hiking on Saturday, October 21, 2023 with Santa Fe Youth Shelters. We’ll hike the Nambé Badlands Trail near Santa Fe, NM, 5.3 miles, 538 ft elevation gain. We’re meeting at 8:45 and leaving
Supporting the Rio Grande Chapter, Honoring Carole Evans’ Life
Carole Evans, a passionate activist, passed away in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 31, 2023 at the age of 78. We are deeply grateful to Carole’s family for their commitment to and concern for enjoying and protecting the Bosque. We share in their loss.
Hiring: Chapter Climate Organizer & Chapter Coordinator
Our Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, representing over 35,000 members and supporters in New Mexico and West Texas, is hiring for two positions: chapter coordinator and climate organizer.
Energy Transition Act Delivers $115 Million Back to PNM Customers
PNM agreed today to deliver $115 million back to PNM customers in a settlement agreement with advocacy groups. These savings come from switching from expensive coal to solar with battery storage and from expected savings from Energy Transition Act bonds. PNM should have issued bonds when the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station closed in September. The bonds were meant to refinance PNM’s previous investments in the plant that customers would otherwise still have to pay off after the plant was no longer producing electricity.
Bridge to the Ancestors
From March 24th through April 2nd, Antoinette Reyes joined the Carrizozo Comecrudo tribe in their bridge to the Ancestors Walk / run across Texas, which the tribe hosted to bring attention to the impacts of oil and gas extraction on people, sacred indigenous sites, communities and our landscapes as a whole.
Greater Chaco Coalition Calls for Stronger Protection Efforts for the Greater Chaco Landscape in Response to Congressional Hearing
The Greater Chaco Coalition (Frack Off Chaco) reaffirms its unwavering commitment to safeguard the culturally significant Greater Chaco Landscape. The Coalition is voicing its concerns over the proposed bill that threatens to nullify the Biden administration’s administrative withdrawal, and hinder the progress made through the Honoring Chaco Initiative.