About the Southern New Mexico Group

The Southern New Mexico Group of the Rio Grande Chapter includes dedicated activists and members across the southern half of New Mexico, working to protect our land, water, and air resources for this and future generations. Top priorities include protecting special places like the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument and Otero Mesa, as well as advocacy for wildlife, like the endangered Mexican Grey Wolf.

Contact Us

P.O. Box 735
Mesilla, NM, 88046

Chair: Howie Dash, howiedash@aol.com, (575) 652-7550

Southern New Mexico news

2024 Year in Review

January With Sierra Club testifying in support, the New Mexico Construction Industries Commission votes to adopt the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code. It requires builders to design and construct new buildings with improved performance. The code includes requirements for new ...

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Rio Grande Chapter endorsements for the 2024 November general election ...

SCOTUS Upholds EPA’s Commonsense Efforts to Curb Methane Emissions from Oil & Gas Industry

On October 4, the United States Supreme Court rejected an effort by industry polluters and their political allies to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) comprehensive Clean Air Act standards to cut methane and other harmful pollutants from the ...

2024 General Election Endorsements

View the endorsed candidates for state races for the 2024 general election ...