Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
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Exploring, enjoying and protecting New Mexico and West Texas.
The Rio Grande Chapter represents 35,000 Sierra Club members and supporters in New Mexico and West Texas.
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The Rio Grande Chapter represents 35,000 Sierra Club members and supporters in New Mexico and West Texas.
Photo: Jim Klukkert
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New Mexico has the opportunity to close a loophole that could allow data centers run on dirty power to further pollute our state and increase water scarcity. Tell your lawmakers to support The Microgrid Oversight Act at sc.org/microgrid-act
February 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
New Mexico has the opportunity to close a loophole that could allow data centers run on dirty power to further pollute our state and increase water scarcity. Tell your lawmakers to support The Microgrid Oversight Act at sc.org/microgrid-act
The Senate voted 19–23 to block the Clear Horizons Act leaving NM without a long-term plan to manage rising climate costs.
77% of New Mexicans support climate action.
Thank you to the legislators who voted YES and stood with our communities. 🌎
#sb18
77% of New Mexicans support climate action.
Thank you to the legislators who voted YES and stood with our communities. 🌎
#sb18
February 12, 2026 at 12:59 AM
The Senate voted 19–23 to block the Clear Horizons Act leaving NM without a long-term plan to manage rising climate costs.
77% of New Mexicans support climate action.
Thank you to the legislators who voted YES and stood with our communities. 🌎
#sb18
77% of New Mexicans support climate action.
Thank you to the legislators who voted YES and stood with our communities. 🌎
#sb18
⏰Tomorrow, SB18: the Clear Horizons Act will be heard on the Senate Floor a critical moment for our state’s climate future.
As climate impacts worsen across New Mexico, from extreme heat and drought to wildfire smoke we need bold, immediate action. This bill is a key step forward.
#sb18
As climate impacts worsen across New Mexico, from extreme heat and drought to wildfire smoke we need bold, immediate action. This bill is a key step forward.
#sb18
February 11, 2026 at 12:05 AM
⏰Tomorrow, SB18: the Clear Horizons Act will be heard on the Senate Floor a critical moment for our state’s climate future.
As climate impacts worsen across New Mexico, from extreme heat and drought to wildfire smoke we need bold, immediate action. This bill is a key step forward.
#sb18
As climate impacts worsen across New Mexico, from extreme heat and drought to wildfire smoke we need bold, immediate action. This bill is a key step forward.
#sb18
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The AI data center boom is unleashing a rush to build natural gas turbines across the U.S., including some types of turbines that are especially polluting: grist.org/energy/data-... via @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social
Data centers are scrambling to power the AI boom with natural gas
As tech giants find creative ways to generate electricity, they’re building a glut of new fossil fuel projects.
grist.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The AI data center boom is unleashing a rush to build natural gas turbines across the U.S., including some types of turbines that are especially polluting: grist.org/energy/data-... via @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social
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Attribution = accountability and must not be allowed.
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Attribution = accountability and must not be allowed.
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Hear directly from Sen. Mimi Stewart, sponsor of the Clear Horizons Act, where she shares why SB18 is about smart planning, clean air, and a stable future for New Mexico’s communities and economy.
Sign our petition to get SB18 to the finish line: https://clearhorizonsnm.org/take-action/
Sign our petition to get SB18 to the finish line: https://clearhorizonsnm.org/take-action/
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Hear directly from Sen. Mimi Stewart, sponsor of the Clear Horizons Act, where she shares why SB18 is about smart planning, clean air, and a stable future for New Mexico’s communities and economy.
Sign our petition to get SB18 to the finish line: https://clearhorizonsnm.org/take-action/
Sign our petition to get SB18 to the finish line: https://clearhorizonsnm.org/take-action/
New Mexicans from across the state came together to speak up for clean air, healthy communities, and climate solutions that work for everyone.
There's still time to get SB18 - Clear horizons Act over the finish line, sign our petition today: sc.org/horizons
There's still time to get SB18 - Clear horizons Act over the finish line, sign our petition today: sc.org/horizons
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
New Mexicans from across the state came together to speak up for clean air, healthy communities, and climate solutions that work for everyone.
There's still time to get SB18 - Clear horizons Act over the finish line, sign our petition today: sc.org/horizons
There's still time to get SB18 - Clear horizons Act over the finish line, sign our petition today: sc.org/horizons
With a 6–4 vote in the Senate Tax, Business & Transportation Committee, SB18 moves one step closer to becoming law. This is a win for climate action, for our communities, and for future generations.
📣 Let’s keep the momentum going!
#ClearHorizonsNM #SB18
📣 Let’s keep the momentum going!
#ClearHorizonsNM #SB18
February 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
With a 6–4 vote in the Senate Tax, Business & Transportation Committee, SB18 moves one step closer to becoming law. This is a win for climate action, for our communities, and for future generations.
📣 Let’s keep the momentum going!
#ClearHorizonsNM #SB18
📣 Let’s keep the momentum going!
#ClearHorizonsNM #SB18
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If oil & gas corporations are saying their own workers live paycheck to paycheck, that’s not an argument against climate action - it’s an argument for better wages and less price volatility.
#ClearHorizonsAct plans ahead so families aren’t whiplashed by boom-and-bust economics. 🎢🎢🎢 #NMLeg
#ClearHorizonsAct plans ahead so families aren’t whiplashed by boom-and-bust economics. 🎢🎢🎢 #NMLeg
And the Clear Horizons Act - Senate Bill 18 - is up!
Affordability isn’t just monthly bills – it’s what families lose when disasters hit.
The Clear Horizons Act helps prevent wildfire, flooding, and health costs families can’t budget their way out of. #ActOnClimate #ClearHorizonsAct #NMLeg
Affordability isn’t just monthly bills – it’s what families lose when disasters hit.
The Clear Horizons Act helps prevent wildfire, flooding, and health costs families can’t budget their way out of. #ActOnClimate #ClearHorizonsAct #NMLeg
The Senate Tax, Business & Transportation Committee is beginning and will start with the tax package before hearing the Clear Horizons Act. Tune in: sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00293/Harmon...
February 8, 2026 at 2:43 AM
If oil & gas corporations are saying their own workers live paycheck to paycheck, that’s not an argument against climate action - it’s an argument for better wages and less price volatility.
#ClearHorizonsAct plans ahead so families aren’t whiplashed by boom-and-bust economics. 🎢🎢🎢 #NMLeg
#ClearHorizonsAct plans ahead so families aren’t whiplashed by boom-and-bust economics. 🎢🎢🎢 #NMLeg
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Business voices for SB18
Randy Sadewic from Positive Energy Solar testifies in support of the Clear Horizons Act, explaining why long-term planning and clear rules are essential for New Mexico businesses and workers.
Randy Sadewic from Positive Energy Solar testifies in support of the Clear Horizons Act, explaining why long-term planning and clear rules are essential for New Mexico businesses and workers.
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Business voices for SB18
Randy Sadewic from Positive Energy Solar testifies in support of the Clear Horizons Act, explaining why long-term planning and clear rules are essential for New Mexico businesses and workers.
Randy Sadewic from Positive Energy Solar testifies in support of the Clear Horizons Act, explaining why long-term planning and clear rules are essential for New Mexico businesses and workers.
🚨 Action needed 🚨
SB18 (the Clear Horizons Act) is going to the Senate Tax Committee. Sierra Club is asking supporters to contact committee members and urge a YES vote.
Clean air, public health, and our climate future depend on it.
Speak up today: https://sc.org/horizons
SB18 (the Clear Horizons Act) is going to the Senate Tax Committee. Sierra Club is asking supporters to contact committee members and urge a YES vote.
Clean air, public health, and our climate future depend on it.
Speak up today: https://sc.org/horizons
February 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🚨 Action needed 🚨
SB18 (the Clear Horizons Act) is going to the Senate Tax Committee. Sierra Club is asking supporters to contact committee members and urge a YES vote.
Clean air, public health, and our climate future depend on it.
Speak up today: https://sc.org/horizons
SB18 (the Clear Horizons Act) is going to the Senate Tax Committee. Sierra Club is asking supporters to contact committee members and urge a YES vote.
Clean air, public health, and our climate future depend on it.
Speak up today: https://sc.org/horizons
What does climate action mean for New Mexico families?
A new report from NM Voices for Children breaks down how smart, long-term planning can protect public health, reduce costs, and support a stronger future for our state.
🔗 https://ow.ly/IhOx50Y97pL
A new report from NM Voices for Children breaks down how smart, long-term planning can protect public health, reduce costs, and support a stronger future for our state.
🔗 https://ow.ly/IhOx50Y97pL
February 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
What does climate action mean for New Mexico families?
A new report from NM Voices for Children breaks down how smart, long-term planning can protect public health, reduce costs, and support a stronger future for our state.
🔗 https://ow.ly/IhOx50Y97pL
A new report from NM Voices for Children breaks down how smart, long-term planning can protect public health, reduce costs, and support a stronger future for our state.
🔗 https://ow.ly/IhOx50Y97pL
SB18 passed its first Senate committee this week, and here's a deep dive into the debate. Clean air, public health, jobs, and our responsibility to the land all came up during a marathon hearing — with voices from across the state weighing in.
https://ow.ly/aop350Y92gW
https://ow.ly/aop350Y92gW
'This land has always taken care of us': Jobs, clean air clash in emissions debate
The 5-4 vote on Senate Bill 18, known as the Clear Horizons Act, came after a five-hour public hearing held in the Senate chamber.
ow.ly
February 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
SB18 passed its first Senate committee this week, and here's a deep dive into the debate. Clean air, public health, jobs, and our responsibility to the land all came up during a marathon hearing — with voices from across the state weighing in.
https://ow.ly/aop350Y92gW
https://ow.ly/aop350Y92gW
Clean air. Strong communities. A clear path forward for New Mexico.
Supporting the Clear Horizons Act is easy — add your name to our online petition and help keep this bill moving during the 30-day session:
🔗 https://sc.org/horizons
Your voice matters!
Supporting the Clear Horizons Act is easy — add your name to our online petition and help keep this bill moving during the 30-day session:
🔗 https://sc.org/horizons
Your voice matters!
February 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Clean air. Strong communities. A clear path forward for New Mexico.
Supporting the Clear Horizons Act is easy — add your name to our online petition and help keep this bill moving during the 30-day session:
🔗 https://sc.org/horizons
Your voice matters!
Supporting the Clear Horizons Act is easy — add your name to our online petition and help keep this bill moving during the 30-day session:
🔗 https://sc.org/horizons
Your voice matters!
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Nancy Singham from #350NewMexico testifies about the personal cost of climate change in NM – in asthma, fires, higher insurance costs, drought and more.
Our children deserve a safe climate.
Pass #SB18 the #ClearHorizonsAct @clearhorizonsnm.bsky.social @protectnm.bsky.social
Our children deserve a safe climate.
Pass #SB18 the #ClearHorizonsAct @clearhorizonsnm.bsky.social @protectnm.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Nancy Singham from #350NewMexico testifies about the personal cost of climate change in NM – in asthma, fires, higher insurance costs, drought and more.
Our children deserve a safe climate.
Pass #SB18 the #ClearHorizonsAct @clearhorizonsnm.bsky.social @protectnm.bsky.social
Our children deserve a safe climate.
Pass #SB18 the #ClearHorizonsAct @clearhorizonsnm.bsky.social @protectnm.bsky.social
Today’s update from the NM Legislature:
✅ SB18 passed Senate Conservation Committee
🗳️ Vote: 5–4
The Clear Horizons Act is gaining momentum during the 30-day session. More work ahead — and every step counts.
Thank you to the legislators who voted to move New Mexico forward!
✅ SB18 passed Senate Conservation Committee
🗳️ Vote: 5–4
The Clear Horizons Act is gaining momentum during the 30-day session. More work ahead — and every step counts.
Thank you to the legislators who voted to move New Mexico forward!
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Today’s update from the NM Legislature:
✅ SB18 passed Senate Conservation Committee
🗳️ Vote: 5–4
The Clear Horizons Act is gaining momentum during the 30-day session. More work ahead — and every step counts.
Thank you to the legislators who voted to move New Mexico forward!
✅ SB18 passed Senate Conservation Committee
🗳️ Vote: 5–4
The Clear Horizons Act is gaining momentum during the 30-day session. More work ahead — and every step counts.
Thank you to the legislators who voted to move New Mexico forward!
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The Cost of Inaction: $3.3 BILLION New Mexico faces billions in annual climate-related losses by 2040 – equal to roughly one third of the state’s current budget.
#ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
#ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
February 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The Cost of Inaction: $3.3 BILLION New Mexico faces billions in annual climate-related losses by 2040 – equal to roughly one third of the state’s current budget.
#ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
#ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
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Look at these kickass New Mexicans standing up to ask our kickass Legislature for climate action and protection for our kids’ future!
Public comment in support of the Clear Horizons Act begins! We support protecting hardworking NM families from rising climate costs by providing certainty to invest in our future, creating jobs, and holding major polluters accountable to do their fair share. 🙌🏽 🥳 #ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate
February 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Look at these kickass New Mexicans standing up to ask our kickass Legislature for climate action and protection for our kids’ future!
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AnnaLinden Weller testifies that #SB18 codifies a process that EMNRD began years ago and has been following successfully to this day.
Not scary, not costly, but a prudent process to reduce carbon pollution.
Pass the NM #ClearHorizonsAct.
@protectnm.bsky.social @clearhorizonsnm.bsky.social
Not scary, not costly, but a prudent process to reduce carbon pollution.
Pass the NM #ClearHorizonsAct.
@protectnm.bsky.social @clearhorizonsnm.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
AnnaLinden Weller testifies that #SB18 codifies a process that EMNRD began years ago and has been following successfully to this day.
Not scary, not costly, but a prudent process to reduce carbon pollution.
Pass the NM #ClearHorizonsAct.
@protectnm.bsky.social @clearhorizonsnm.bsky.social
Not scary, not costly, but a prudent process to reduce carbon pollution.
Pass the NM #ClearHorizonsAct.
@protectnm.bsky.social @clearhorizonsnm.bsky.social
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Thank you Ahtza for standing up for clean air, land & water & future generations!
#ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
#ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
🗣️ “We stand strong to make sure that we protect our air, our land, & future generations.” – Ahtza Chavez
Ahtza supports SB18 because this is about more than policy, it’s about protecting what we love & ensuring that our communities & future generations can thrive.
#clearhorizonsnm
Ahtza supports SB18 because this is about more than policy, it’s about protecting what we love & ensuring that our communities & future generations can thrive.
#clearhorizonsnm
February 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Thank you Ahtza for standing up for clean air, land & water & future generations!
#ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
#ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
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GDP measures activity, not well-being. Pollution-driven disasters raise GDP because we’re paying hospital bills and rebuilding homes, not because families are thriving. Planning ahead reduces costs and protects livelihoods.
#ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
#ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
Neither businesses or families thrive in uncertainty. Clear rules and long-term planning protect both our economy and our health. The Clear Horizons Act delivers stability, not trade-offs.
#ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
#ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
Claims that Cali’s economy is “collapsing” because of climate policy are simply false. CA remains the largest state economy in the US. What actually raises costs is chaos - disasters, outages, emergency response. The Clear Horizons Act is about planning ahead to protect families. #ClearHorizonsAct
February 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
GDP measures activity, not well-being. Pollution-driven disasters raise GDP because we’re paying hospital bills and rebuilding homes, not because families are thriving. Planning ahead reduces costs and protects livelihoods.
#ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
#ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
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“The connection between mega fires and climate change is as clear as a mountain brook. We need the Clear Horizons Act. ” - public commenter in support of the Clear Horizons Act #ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
Clear Horizons doesn’t add costs - it helps prevent lost homes, farms & livelihoods from climate emergencies families never recover from. You can’t budget your way out of these losses - only real solution is prevention. That’s what the Clear Horizons Act does. #ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
Let’s discuss costs & affordability! The opposition uses fear-based hypotheticals to oppose the Clear Horizons Act - what is not hypothetical is the millions NMs are already absorbing in health care costs & millions the state is already spending to respond to climate disasters & extreme weather.
February 3, 2026 at 6:08 PM
“The connection between mega fires and climate change is as clear as a mountain brook. We need the Clear Horizons Act. ” - public commenter in support of the Clear Horizons Act #ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
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Clear Horizons doesn’t add costs - it helps prevent lost homes, farms & livelihoods from climate emergencies families never recover from. You can’t budget your way out of these losses - only real solution is prevention. That’s what the Clear Horizons Act does. #ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
Let’s discuss costs & affordability! The opposition uses fear-based hypotheticals to oppose the Clear Horizons Act - what is not hypothetical is the millions NMs are already absorbing in health care costs & millions the state is already spending to respond to climate disasters & extreme weather.
“I want my kids to grow up in New Mexico breathing healthy clean air. Please support the Clear Horizons Act” - Carlolina, organizer with The Semilla Project #ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
February 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Clear Horizons doesn’t add costs - it helps prevent lost homes, farms & livelihoods from climate emergencies families never recover from. You can’t budget your way out of these losses - only real solution is prevention. That’s what the Clear Horizons Act does. #ClearHorizonsAct #ActOnClimate #NMLeg
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Climate science denial is an active strategy.
We used to be in stage five, but many are back at stage one.
Don't fall for it. Pass the NM #ClearHorizonsAct @clearhorizonsnm.bsky.social
We used to be in stage five, but many are back at stage one.
Don't fall for it. Pass the NM #ClearHorizonsAct @clearhorizonsnm.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Climate science denial is an active strategy.
We used to be in stage five, but many are back at stage one.
Don't fall for it. Pass the NM #ClearHorizonsAct @clearhorizonsnm.bsky.social
We used to be in stage five, but many are back at stage one.
Don't fall for it. Pass the NM #ClearHorizonsAct @clearhorizonsnm.bsky.social
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Sen. Ant Thornton would not have volunteered to serve in WW2 because he alone was not going to win the war. That's his logic.
New Mexico, as the second largest oil producer and third largest gas producer in the US, has an outsized responsibility to reduce GHG emissions. #ClearHorizonsAct
New Mexico, as the second largest oil producer and third largest gas producer in the US, has an outsized responsibility to reduce GHG emissions. #ClearHorizonsAct
February 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Sen. Ant Thornton would not have volunteered to serve in WW2 because he alone was not going to win the war. That's his logic.
New Mexico, as the second largest oil producer and third largest gas producer in the US, has an outsized responsibility to reduce GHG emissions. #ClearHorizonsAct
New Mexico, as the second largest oil producer and third largest gas producer in the US, has an outsized responsibility to reduce GHG emissions. #ClearHorizonsAct