Sierra Club: Rio Grande Chapter

06/03/2026

“Thank you to State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard for all of her work to protect our air, land and water. From preventing the use of fresh water for fracking, to establishing a buffer zone on state lands around Chaco Historic Park, to ensuring competitive royalty rates on high-producing oil lands and effectively saving our state budget last year, the commissioner is a true conservation leader!

“The Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter stands in support today of rules to update insurance or bonding rules for oil and gas operators’ extraction of natural resources off our state lands.

“We are particularly concerned about low producing, high polluting wells in New Mexico and the financial viability of the companies that own them. There is now federal legislation to exempt these types of wells from the very rules that protect our communities from their pollution. We want to make sure that companies that threaten to pollute our land are in a position to clean up any messes they make. We want to make sure the final rule prohibits self bonding and includes the cost of cleaning up produced water.” — Camilla Feibelman, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter Director. New Mexico State Land Office

06/03/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 endorsed candidates who won their primaries yesterday. We are so grateful for your service, dedication and time. You've invested your hearts and souls into standing up for our air, water, lands, and the health of our people and communities. Thank you and we're ready to stand with you in November.

06/03/2026

"New Mexico Tech President Michael Jackson in a campuswide email Tuesday wrote that university leaders and the Canadian developer pitching a 10,000-acre data center and solar array have jointly agreed that the proposal is 'not the right path at this time.'”

In an email, New Mexico Tech's president said a proposed data center was “not the right path at this time" but was open to future proposals.

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

Check out Deb Haaland accepting the Democratic nomination to be the governor of New Mexico! She speaks for our air, our land, and our water, and how their health is our health. Join us is supporting her.

06/03/2026

We are proud of you and your work to fearlessly stand up and protect our air, land and water. We hope you will continue to lead on that legacy.

06/03/2026

We're watching results come in. Deb Haaland, who our chapter endorsed, just won the Dem primary.

Former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is the Democratic nominee to be New Mexico’s next governor after handily defeating fellow Democrat Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman in Tuesday’s primary election. Polls closed across New Mexico at 7 p.m. About 30 minutes later, local poll...

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

Legacy of strong New Mexico women!

06/02/2026

Here are our club's endorsements for today's primary:

These are the candidates for state and local elections who have been endorsed by the Chapter and who have opponents in the June primary. Endorsements of candidates who have no primary opponent will be disclosed at a later date. Be sure to vote on June 2.