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Latest actions, outings and events

Spring 2024 Outings

Spring 2024 Outings

Spring 2024 outings from the Rio Grande Sierra Club Chapter, from easy to strenuous, throughout the state ... Read More

2024 Earth Day Festival – April 21

2024 Earth Day Festival - April 21

The Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, 350NM, City of Albuquerque, and the Earth Day Festival organizers are delighted to announce the 2024 Earth Day Festival on April 21, from 10-4 at Balloon Fiesta Park. Tickets are free for all throughout March ... Read More

New Mexico adopts money-saving building codes

New Mexico adopts money-saving building codes

The New Mexico Construction Industries Commission voted Wednesday to adopt the most recent international building energy codes, requiring builders to design and construct new buildings with improved performance. Specifically, the state adopted the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, with additional requirements that new buildings include infrastructure to support charging for electric vehicles in some parking spaces ... Read More

New Mexico Adopts Clean Cars

New Mexico Adopts Clean Cars

After four days of hearings and dozens of hours of testimony and public comments, New Mexico adopted Clean Cars II standards through 2032, as well as Clean Trucks and Heavy-Duty Omnibus Standards on November 16. Starting in model year 2027, automakers must ensure that 43 percent of the new vehicles they sell in New Mexico are zero-emission vehicles (electric or plug-in hybrid) ... Read More

2023 Year in Review

2023 Year in Review

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 ... Read More

Rio Grande Chapter

The Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club is a volunteer-led organization representing  more than 10,000 members in New Mexico and West Texas. Our mission to is to explore, enjoy and protect the planet, and we prioritize protecting our climate, air, water, wildlife and public lands in New Mexico and West Texas.

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Upcoming events

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