Sierra Club: Rio Grande Chapter

“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

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.

"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.'”

New Mexico Tech nixes data center proposal — for now • Source New Mexico 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.

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.

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

Deb Haaland wins New Mexico Democratic race for governor • Source New Mexico 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...

Legacy of strong New Mexico women!

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

2026 Primary Endorsements - Rio Grande Chapter 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.