The Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club, founded in 1963, is a volunteer-led organization representing more than 7,000 members in New Mexico and West Texas. Our mission to is to explore, enjoy and protect the planet. We prioritize actions
Activism, deadlock define legislative session
Sierra Club members made a huge impact at the legislative session! We got a few bills passed and stopped many bad bills. This is a legislature wrap-up.
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THE LATEST ACTIONS, OUTINGS, & EVENTS | Get Involved Today [numixslider id=’1′] WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR | How You Can Take ActionThe Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club, founded in 1963, is a volunteer-led organization representing more than 7,000 members in
Lunchtime legislation updates
Over the next several weeks we’ll be providing a short one hour, lunchtime, telephone briefings on our priority legislation. The first will take place Wednesday March 1st from noon to 1pm. Michael Dax of Defenders of Wildlife and Mary Katherine Ray of
Key environment-related bills on tap this week
Lots of key bills, both positive and dangerous, will be heard tomorrow at the New Mexico Legislature. This is a great day to take action by calling or writing legislators, and tomorrow is a great day to be at the
Give back the authority to fine oil and gas for safety violations
Despite hundreds of violations, New Mexico oil and gas companies have not paid a cent in penalties since 2010. From 2007 through 2009, New Mexico collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties per year from the oil and gas industry.
2017 New Mexico Legislature: Feb. 7 update
The 2017 New Mexico legislative session is in full swing. Below is a primer on some priority environmental legislation. Please click here if you’d like legislative updates and action alerts during the session. Sen. Peter Wirth’s SB215, which makes it much easier
Lands, Water and Wildlife Day at the Roundhouse
This is a chance for the environmental community to demonstrate broad-based support to elected officials and the public for protecting our climate, clean air, clean water, and conservation of wildlife and public lands in New Mexico.
Locally, the environment won
By Mona Blaber, Chapter communications coordinator Many of us are feeling gutted after November 8’s presidential result. The Sierra Club is preparing for a long, difficult battle ahead. But locally, the elections bring real rays of hope, even in the
Election Results – rays of hope in New Mexico
By Camilla Feibelman, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter director We’re all feeling gutted by the national election results, and as we take time to process, we also must prepare to fight. But here in New Mexico, your hard work for